The oldest
non-government organization in Croatia which promotes ecological, cultural,
educational, and scientific cooperation - as well as all civil liberties
- between the Republic of Croatia and the United States of America.
On December 4 at 19:00 in the American Corner of the Bogdan Ogrizović City Library a video conference was held on the topic of:
''HERBAL MEDICINE; YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW''
A lecture on the meaning of medicinal plants and their application in modern life and medicine was held by:
Ann Filemyr, Ph.D. -
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS
and Dubravka Orlić-Bašlin, B.Sc., ''Svijet Biljaka''
DUBAI IS OUT, CROATIA IS IN FOR CELEB TRAVEL - CNN
The civil war is long over and celebs are rediscovering what tourists knew in the 1980s. Croatia -- on the Adriatic arm of the Mediterranean -- rivals other European seaside areas with beaches, sailing, and superb cuisine that's attracted superstars like Steven Spielberg, Andre Agassi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone.. Continue>>>
ONE MORE SUCCESSFUL INDIAN FESTIVAL
RED ROCKS ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL 4 (May 25-30, 2009.)
The main topic of the fourth Festival was raditional jewelry. The entertainement featured the renown musician R. Carlos Nakai, a Native American flutist who presented indigenous instruments in a modern expression and arrangements for the first time in the ‘Fusion of Sounds’ concerts in Zagreb, Opatija, and Dubrovnik..
HOW INDIANS USE WILD PLANTS FOR FOOD, MEDICINE & CRAFTS
Densmore was liked and trusted by Native people, and had the advantage of Marry Warren English, an extraordinary Native woman living on the White Earth reservation as her interpreter and in many respects, co-author. Her book reflects information from (mostly) women of the White Earth, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, Cass Lake,Leech Lake reservtions of Minnesota, Lac Courte Oreilles, WI, and Manito Rapids, Canada, over a period of more than 20 years..
prof. dr. sc. JANKO HERAK, editor of 6 books about Croatian scientists in America and the World which were published by the Croatian American Society recieved an Annual Award for Popularization and Promotion of Science given by the Croatian Government.Read more>
PRESENTING...
DISTUINGSHED CROATIAN SCIENTISTS IN THE WORLD, Part 4
Another great collection of prominent and renowned scientists whose work has greatly contributed to the advancement of science worldwide. This book is available to purchase (€11), peruse, or rent at our American Library. Please visit us at our Petrova Street location or send an email to info@cas.hr for more information.
WILD WEST TOUR
July 2 - 21, 2009. Our students discoved many cultural and natural sites from their imagination: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Diego, San Francisco, etc. Read more>
FAMOUS CROATIANS
Anthony Maglica founded Mag Instrument, Inc, in Los Angeles in 1955, and designed Mag-Lite flashlight, which is now an American product icon, among 100 top products that "America makes best". The Maglite products have been honored by the Japan Institute of Design and the Museum for Applied Art in Germany. Mag Instrument donated thousands of flashlights to aid in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001.
The main topic of the fourth Festival was raditional jewelry. The entertainement featured the renown musician R. Carlos Nakai, a Native American flutist who presented indigenous instruments in a modern expression and arrangements for the first time in the ‘Fusion of Sounds’ concerts in Zagreb, Opatija, and Dubrovnik..
Densmore was liked and trusted by Native people, and had the advantage of Marry Warren English, an extraordinary Native woman living on the White Earth reservation as her interpreter and in many respects, co-author. Her book reflects information from (mostly) women of the White Earth, Mille Lacs, Red Lake, Cass Lake,Leech Lake reservtions of Minnesota, Lac Courte Oreilles, WI, and Manito Rapids, Canada, over a period of more than 20 years..
Our students discoved many cultural and natural sites from their imagination: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Diego, San Francisco, etc. 