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17th of May

Seattle,

Community Focus: Northern European
Norwegian

Since 1889, the Norwegian-American community of Seattle has celebrated the 17th of May, and has become one of the largest celebrations outside of Oslo and Bergen.

ABC German School

Bellevue,

Community Focus: Western European
German

The ABC German School offers Preschool (ages 2-5), Bilingual Kindergarten (ages 5-6), After-School language classes (ages 5-18) and German language evening classes.

Abráce

Seattle,

Community Focus: Southern European
Portugese, Spanish

Dedicated to building intercultural understanding through collaboration, Abráce is named for the Spanish and Portuguese word for “embrace”. Abráce sings in 20 languages and strives to represent the music they perform with integrity and respect for tradition, while also taking care to breathe life into each piece from their own diverse cultural and faith backgrounds. Ten years ago, two singers Samia Panni and Joyce Yarrow, discovered first-hand what it is like to collaborate across cultures and explore the power of music to celebrate diversity. Soon after, percussionists Denny Stern and Jeff Busch joined the group, along with vocalists Rebeqa Rivers, singer/actress Angie Bolton, and finally the versatile singer, musician and songwriter, Mikaela Romero.

Alaska Greek Festival

Anchorage,

Community Focus: Southern European
Greek

Alaskan Scottish Club

Anchorage,

Community Focus: Northern European
Scottish

The Alaskan Scottish Club is a non-profit organization established to promote the Scottish culture, heritage, and teachings to the people of Alaska. We achieve this through events, workshops, concerts and other social gatherings in Alaska.

All Bilingual Press

Seattle,

Community Focus: South American, Southern European
Argentinian / Argentinos, Portugese, Spanish

All Bilingual Press was founded in 2005 by a family of language teachers and native speakers of the Spanish language whose goal is to make Spanish teaching and learning fun for all concerned: teachers, parents and children.

Alleyoop!

Seattle,

Community Focus: Northern European
Scandinavian

As a little boy, I loved stories and music, not much has changed in 60 + years. Now as a grandpa, I tell stories, sings songs and create puppet routines. Most of my work is with children. For over 45 years, I have been involved as an educator, and performer. I also do teacher’s workshops.

Alliance Française de Portland

Portland,

Community Focus: Western European
French

Promoting French language & culture for more than 100 years! French language classes and workshops for adults and children: core, specialty and cultural offerings. 5-week or drop-in classes. All levels are welcome!

Alliance Française de Seattle

Seattle,

Community Focus: Western European
French

The Alliance Française de Seattle is a dynamic educational and cultural 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Washington since 1987, whose mission is to promote the French language and Francophone cultures through diverse programs in the Puget Sound area. It is part of an international network of Alliances Françaises—832 in 131 countries, and 105 of them in 2021 in the USA alone.

Alma Villegas Consulting

Seattle,

Community Focus: For All, Southern European
Spanish

ALMA VILLEGAS brings over 25 years of experience facilitating efforts founded on social justice and equity. She has a long track record in organizational development in the private and public sector including policy, program and evaluation. A seasoned equity advisor and community engagement professional, she has worked collaboratively on a broad range of projects conducting equity assessments and strategic planning, providing one-on-one and group equity coaching and mentorship, facilitating dialogues that are grounded in safe space principles and racial equity, and developing media and social networking platforms for multi-lingual and multi-cultural communities.

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