Nyugati Magyarság, 1988 (7. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1988-07-01 / 7-8. szám

1988. július-augusztus Nyugati Magyarság — Hungarians of the West — Hongrois d'Occident 13. oldal THIRTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. r MEGYERI GYÖRGY: ■'v Vérszerződés-pótkötet „Minden harmadik magyar az ország határain kívül él” MAY 19-21, 1988 The University of Pittsburgh was the site of the AMERICAN HUN­GARIAN EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION Thirteenth Annual Confer­ence May 19 through the 21, 1988. This year's Conference was also co-sponsored by the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION, headquartered in Pittsburgh. Local arrangements were through the courtesy of the Pennsylvania Ethnic Heritage Studies Center, The Language Acquisition Institute for Uncommonly Taught Foreign Lan­guages, The Russian and East European Studies Center and the Uni­versity Center for International Studies, all based at the University of Pittsburgh. The American Hungarian Educators' Association is a professional and scholarly organization devoted to the teaching, dissemination, and research of Huqgarian Culture — history, folklore, literature, language, fine arts, music and scientific achievements. Through an­nual conferences and its newsletter, THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN EDUCATOR, it seeks to provide an opportunity for those interested in Hungarian studies, culture, and heritage to further their interests. The annual conferences provide a forum for scholarly addresses and an opportunity for workshops or discussion groups. The AHEA works with American, Canadian, and international groups In its aim of ma­king Hungarian culture more widely recognized. The Theme of this year's Conference was: CONTRIBUTIONS OF HUNGARIANS AND THOSE OF HUNGARIAN DESCENT TO WORLD CIVILIZATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. The AHEA Conference opened Thursday evening with registration and a welcoming wine and cheese party prepared by the local orga­nizing committee and several graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. The “Opening Address" was presented by Stephen G. DANKÓ, National President of the William Penn Fraternal Associa­tion, who welcomed the conferees and described William Penn's mis­sion and variuos programs designed to foster and retain Hungarian culture nationwide. BÍRÓ, Duquesne University, presented her research on “Comenius: His Mentoring Role for Foreign Language Instruction." The presenta­tion was followed by Judith KESSERU NÉMETHY, Cornell Universi­ty, who spoke on “Bilingualism Among American-Hungarian Teenag­ers." The final presentation was by Jenő BÁRDOS, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Budapest, and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Rut­gers University. He spoke on “State of the Art Language Teaching and Methodology in Hungary and in Europe.“ The final panel on Saturday afternoon was on “Ethnic History Through Videos," and weis an expansion of the Friday evening prog­ram. The panel was chaired by A. Alan BÁRTFAY, Ohio State Univer­sity. The first speaker, Andrew LUDÁNYI, Ohio Northern University, spoke on The Planning and Implementation of Documentaries in Eth­nic Communities" and again presented portions of his video. Roger CONANT, University of Pittsburgh, expanded his presentation on “Poland: 1000 Years of History and Culture Video Series." The organizing committee for the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the AHEA included Ruth G. BÍRÓ, Paul BÖDY, Elizabeth SIMON, Joe MAKAREWICZ, Stephen G. DANKÓ, E.E. VARGÓ, and with special thanks to Éva SOZAN, Annabelle CONROY, and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. The Organizing Committee was chaired by Mártha PERESZLÉNYI-PINTÉR, Ohio State and Denison University. To receive future mailing about AHEA membership, conferences, and publications, please address correspondence to AMERICAN HUNGARIAN EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION, P.O.Box 4103, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. AHEA membership is open to all inter­ested persons, regardless of academic or professional affiliation. New members are cordially invited. Mártha Pereszlény-Pintér Chair, 1988 AHEA Conference President, AHEA Békétlen szerződések, Eszmék, tankok, tévtanok, Vágyak, szónokok és gyilok, Hadak harmadoltak, szép magyar. Pusztaszer s Diéta — Túlhaladva már. Nem detronizál Egyhamar, S nem is ujjong a Rákoson Sok magyar. Harmadikok! — Ebből vagyok — Legyen a matrikula Bármily össze-vissza, Mi is: Rendületlenül! Kitömi Százféle papírok mögül. K. Nagy-örökű, Hős-szívű, Minket Az éteri hon mindig összefon. J Thursday evening's program also included a panel on “Cultural Re­­tention and the Hungarian Experience in North America." The present­ers were George BISZTRAY, University of Toronto, who spoke on “Hungarian Studies and Research in Canada: Recent Developments, ’ and István MIKLOSSI, editor of Nyugati Magyarság. Montréal, who spokeon The Future ofHungarian Newspapers in North America." Af­ter the presentations, the program was turned into an “open forum" with commentary from the floor. Lively discussion from the audience ensued. ^ The Conference Desk reopened for Registration on Friday morn­ing. The first panel, “Social and Economic Development in Twentieth Century Hungary: Issues, Approaches, and Methods for Teaching Uni­versity-Level Courses” was organized by Paul BÖDY of the Allegheny County Department of Development, and chaired by Karen RON­­DESTVEDT of the University of Pittsburgh. The first speaker, John KOMLOS of the University of Pittsburgh presented his paper entitled “Economic Development in 19th and 20th Century Hungary." Paul BÖDY followed with “Urbanization, Urban Policies, and Regional De­velopment" Steven PFLANCZER, State University of New York, was the third speaker on the panel and presented “Social Inequalities and the Development of Social Welfare." The second panel Friday morning addressed the field of Hungar­ian Linguistics and was chaired by Enikő MOLNÁR BASA of the Lib­rary of Congress, Wash., D.C. “The Application of Frame Semantics in Teaching Hungarian as a Second Language" was the title of a paper prepared by József ANDOR, Janus Pannonius University, Pécs, and also Indiana University of Pennsylvania Visiting Scholar. The second presenter, Mártha NYIKOS, Indiana University, Bloomington, read her paper entitled ‘Significant Contributions of Several Contemporary American-Hungarian Linguists to the Advancement of Linguistics." Friday afternoon's session opened with a “Conference Keynote Ad­dress" by Béla K. KIRÁLY, Professor Emeritus, Brooklyn College, City College of New York and President, Atlantic Research and Publi­cations, Inc. The title of Professor Király’s address was The Effect of Imre Nagy and the Hungarian Revolution in East Central Europe." The introduction of the keynote speaker was by S.B.VÁRDY, Duquesne University, who acquainted the audience with a short biography of Professor Király and his accomplishments. The session immediately following was a “Special Presentation by the William Penn Fraternal Association, ” moderated by Louis A. FO­DOR, Chairman of the National Auditing Committee of William Penn. During the special session, E.E. VARGO, National Secretary of Wil­liam Penn, continued and elaborated on Mr. Danko’s remarks of the previous evening and expressed his pleasure on behalf of William Penn on this joint venture with AHEA. The final session Friday afternoon was held in the “Hungarian Room," one of the many “nationality rooms" in the Cathedral of Lear­ning at the University of Pittsburgh. The Docent Lecturer gave a “Pre­sentation, Background, and Tour of the Hungarian Room, "with follow­up remarksjfeva SOZAN. It was also here in the Hungarian Room that Kati SZABÓ THOMAS presented The Hungarian Scout Organization in Pittsburgh: A Report (Magyar Cserkészet).’ Friday evening was planned as a “Video Night ’ open to the general public. Roger CONANT, University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, previewed his video “Poland: 1000 Years of History and Culture Video Series' consisting of "Part One: Piast Poland (Earliest Origins to 1370)’ and “Part Two: Jagiellonian Poland (1386— 1572)." Dr. Conant is hoping to receive a Grant to de­velop video programs dealing with Hungarian History and Culture, as he did with these Polish materials, and invited input and commentary from the audience. Andrew LUDANYI, Ohio Northern University, al­so presented his video “Urban Turf and Ethnic Soul" on the Birming­ham Hungarian Community in Toledo, Ohio. Professor Ludányi is al­so preparing similar video studies of other ethnic communities. Saturday morning, the Conference Desk reopened for Registra­tion. The first order of the day was an “Open Meeting of the AHEA" to which both members and non-members were invited. Among the most important topics of discussion were the upcoming election of the officers and the Advisory Board of the AHEA and the location of future Conferences. (Next year's Conference will be in Toronto, Canada.) One particulary touching part of the open meeting was a short me­morial service prepared and presented by Thomas SZENDREY, Gan­non University, for three of the founding members of the AHEÁ who were recently deceased: Michael SOZAN, Nicholas KORPONAY, and Stephen BRUNAUER. Their presence will be sorely missed not only by the AHEA but by the Hungarian communities in North Ame­rica in general. The first panel Saturday morning was chaired by Julianna NÁ­DAS LUDANYI, Ohio Northern University, and entitled “Preserving the Heritage." The first speaker, Thomas SZENDREY, Gannon Uni­versity, presented The CoUectionandPreservationofHistoricalMate­­rials Outside Hungary Dealing with Hungarian History." His presen­tation was followed by that of Moses M. NAGY, University of Dallas, who spoke on “Presenting the Spirit of Hungarian Literature to Second and Third Generation Hungarians arid to Non-Natives." From the first two papers on history and literature, we moved to a presentation on music. Ernesto FARAGÓ, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, D.C., spoke on the The Influence of Modern Hungarian Music on the American Scene." The first of the Saturday afternoon panels was on “Pedagogy," and was chaired by Elizabeth SIMON, University of Pittsburgh. Ruth G. How our programs woii(foryou. At Canada Employment Centres, we have highly­skilled counsellors and innovative programs. Most important, we care about the work we do. And more than ever, we're helping people with a wide range of employment problems. W6 help people who have lost their jobs, and people whose jobs are threatened by change. We also help others who have difficulty finding work, such as women and young people. We help businesses hire and train new workers, and upgrade the skills of current workers. From entry level to managerial positions. 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