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    Bringing in the May Jennifer Cutting describes and displays some of the folk traditions surrounding May Day (May 1) in Britain and the United States.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    The History of Household Technology The head of the Library's Science Reference Division describes the evolution in the technology of washing machines, irons and stoves and its effect on the work of women in the home.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2005
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    Edward Burtynsky in the Wake of Progress: Images of the Industrial Landscape Celebrated Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky reviewed his 20-year career. His large-scale photographs of sites in the United States, Canada, Italy, Bangladesh, India and China are challenging. While they depict the degradation of nature due to quarrying, mining, railcutting, recycling, oil refining and ship breaking, they convey a sense of awe and beauty thus provoking a new awareness of the landscape of our time.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
    • Date: 2003
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    Women in Iran: Past, Present and Future Nafisi discusses the current state of women in the Islamic republic of Iran.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2004
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    Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States Editor and translator Lori Marie Carlson discussed her new book, "Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States," in honor of the Library's celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Luis Alberto Ambroggio and Claudia Quiroz Cahill, two of the poets who contributed to "Red Hot Salsa," read their poems. In his introduction to the book, award-winning author Oscar...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office
    • Date: 2005
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    Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers The Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers perform as part of the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2005
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    Kim Jong-il and North Korean Films Suk-Young Kim, a fellow at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress, presents a program that provides insight on North Korean culture, politics and the leadership of Kim Jong-il titled "Kim Jong-il and North Korean Film." The world's understanding of Kim Jong-il is often linked to his personal obsession with film, but little is known about how and why film serves as a...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2007
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    Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community Laura Cohen Apelbaum and Wendy Turman of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington spoke about the history of the Jewish community in Washington, D.C. The talk also included images from the new book, "Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community." The program was sponsored by the Library's African and Middle Eastern Division. The collections of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, used...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2007
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    The River Boys Polka Band The River Boys Polka Band performed as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Robert Schmer (accordion), Dave Beitz (hammered dulcimer), Jerry Hergenreder (trombone, vocals) and Steve Deines (bass, vocals) make up the River Boys Polka Band. They have played traditional Dutch Hop dance music together for 10 years. All four have performed at traditional weddings, anniversaries and other...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
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    The Zionaires The Zionaires perform gospel music from Maryland and Delaware, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2008
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    Opalanga Pugh: African-American Storytelling from Colorado with Askia Toure on Voice and Drum Opalanga Pugh presents traditional African-American storytelling from Colorado, another in the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2008
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    Documenting Katrina and Rita in Houston Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston is the first large-scale project, anywhere, in which the survivors of a major disaster have taken the lead in documenting it. The project's goal is to voice, as intimately as possible, the experiences and reflections of those displaced to Houston by the two major hurricanes that pounded the Gulf Coast in August and September of 2005. The heart...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2009
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    A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim Sikkim was an independent kingdom in the Himalayas ruled by a hereditary line of kings (Chogyal) from the 17th century until it became a British protectorate, then an Indian protectorate in 1950. This 90-minute program will feature a photographic presentation with comments by two special speakers: Her Majesty Hope Cooke, former Queen of Sikkim, and photographer Alice Kandell.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division
    • Date: 2010
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    Avant Garde Art & Artists in Mexico Susannah Joel Glusker discusses and signs her new book "Avant-Garde Art & Artists in Mexico: Anita Brenner's Journals of the Roaring Twenties."
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress
    • Date: 2012
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    Belfast's Linen Hall Library John Killen brings to life the collections of this unique Irish institution. The Linen Hall Library was envisioned as the archive of its community; its mission statement, written on 1 January 1795, outlines its goals: "The object of this society is the collection of an extensive Library, Philosophical Apparatus and such productions of Nature and Art as tend to improve the mind and excite...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2011
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    The Origins of Traditional Palestinian Costumes & Embroidery Hanan K. Munayyer discusses the origins of traditional Palestinian dress and embroidery.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2012
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    Paraguayan Folk Harp Ensemble from Nevada The Paraguayan folk harp is one of the most recognizable folk music traditions in South America. Las Vegas resident Mariano Gonzales mesmerizes audiences with his delightful and sometimes surprising repertoire on this handcrafted traditional instrument. His solo performances have included concerts at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall in New York and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2012
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    Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library This is an interview with two Library of Congress staff members who traveled to Baghdad in November 2003. Their mission was to assist the staff of the Iraqi Library and assess the damage to its building and its collections after two fires, extensive water damage and a devastating explosion.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2003
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    Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By Sharon Robinson, baseball legend Jackie Robinson's daughter and director of educational programming for the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, came to the Library of Congress to discuss her newly published book.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2001
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    Sodom Laurel Album Explores North Carolina Mountain Community The visual and oral history of a rural mountain community called Sodom Laurel, and one family steeped in the tradition of the area, are the focus of a new book and accompanying CD by Rob Amberg and Sheila Kay Adams.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2003
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    Mexicans and Americans: Cracking the Cultural Code International business executive and cultural analyst Ned Crouch discusses how Mexicans and Americans live and work together, and how this will be the big cultural story in North America in the 21st century.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress. Hispanic Division - Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2005
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    An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic Michael Dirda, senior editor of the "Washington Post Book World", discussed his new memoir.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2003
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    Ever is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past The director of the Publishing Office at the Library of Congress discussed his new memoir.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2003
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    Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations From 1941 to 1971, the well-loved yet controversial Classics Illustrated series brought abridged, comics-style versions of literary masterpieces such as Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's Hamlet, Goethe's Faust and Victor Hugo's Les Misérables to children and adults worldwide.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book
    • Date: 2002
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    Women's Activism and Social Change: Documenting the Lives of Margaret Sanger and Jane Addams Ester Katz, editor-in-chief of the Margaret Sanger Papers Project at the New York University, and Mary Lynn McCree Bryan, editor-in-chief of the Jane Addams Papers Project at Duke University, were the featured speakers at the Women's History Month program.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
    • Date: 2003