The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. and The Friends of Slovakia present: “The New Party Challenge in Slovakia: Understanding and Dealing with Constant Political Change” Kevin Deegan-Krause Associate Professor of Political Science Wayne State University & Tim Haughton Associate Professor of Political Science University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Saturday, May 15, 1:00 pm EST To […]
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Are you ready to talk po slovensky? The Slovak American Society is currently holding twice monthly Slovak conversation classes on the Zoom video-conferencing platform We currently have two conversation groups – basic and advanced. The basis conversation group is for those who are new to speaking Slovak. The advanced group is for those who have […]
Events, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: The Emperor and the Peasant – Saturday, April 17, 2021
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The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. presents: “The Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men at the Start of the Great War and the End of the Habsburg Empire” A book talk by Kenneth Janda, Profession Emeritus, Northwestern University Saturday, April 17, 2:00 pm EST To register for this event on the Zoom platform, please […]
Events, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Zelení Nahlas – Environmentalism in Slovakia in the Revolution and After – Saturday, March 6, 2021
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The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. presents: Zelení Nahlas: Environmentalism in Slovakia in the Revolution and After by Edward Snajdr, John Jay College, CUNY Saturday, March 6, 2:00 pm EST To register for this event on the GoToMeeting platform, please visit: https://bit.ly/2NIBzd6. If you have any questions about the event, please contact info@dcslovaks.org. While […]
Events, Genealogy, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: Beginning Slovak Genealogy Research – Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. presents: Beginning Slovak Genealogy Research by Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 pm EST To register for this event on the Zoom platform, please visit: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtcemrpzstGNz3kH7qA2DlNiZTRFQp2hpW. If you have any questions about the event, please contact info@dcslovaks.org. Curious about your Slovak roots but don’t know where […]
Events, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: The Great Return: How Reverse Migration Is Transforming Slovakia in the 21st Century – Saturday, February 6, 2021
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The Slovak American Society of Washington, D.C. presents: “The Great Return: How Reverse Migration Is Transforming Slovakia in the 21st Century” by Dr. Zuzana Palovič, Global Slovakia Saturday, February 6, 1:00 pm EST To register for this event on the GoToMeeting video conferencing platform, please visit: https://bit.ly/3ojr9x2 The history of Slovakia is a history of migration. For over […]
Events, History, Speakers
SASW Speakers’ Series: The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in 2021 – Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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The Slovak American Society of Washington, DC presents “The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in 2021” by Dr. Cecilia Rokusek, Stefanie Kohn & David Muhlena Tuesday, January 12th 7:00 p.m. (EST) To register for this event on the GoToMeeting video conferencing platform, please visit: https://bit.ly/35ouQL6 Please join us for a special evening with […]
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Dear Members and Friends, The SASW board is pleased to announce that our organization has made a contribution of $1,000 to support the rebuilding efforts of the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) in the wake of the devastating derecho storm that swept through Cedar Rapids in August 2020. If you’d also like […]
Events, General News, Traditions
“Slovak and Czech Christmas Traditions” Recording Available Now on YouTube
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A recording of our recent presentation, “Slovak and Czech Christmas Traditions,” with Global Slovakia is now available for viewing on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/NKqBS8lhPOc DCSlovaks Videos, the YouTube channel of the Slovak American Society, features more videos from our past speaker events. Please subscribe to our channel to be notified about our latest videos. Sincerely, The […]