December 18, 2008
The long awaited book, "Swedish Oregon", providing an extensive report on immigration from Sweden to Oregon, was released this fall, at the Hollywood Senior Center with an appreciative crowd in attendance. READ MORE »
2008 Oregon Lucia
December 17, 2008
Portland, Oregon's Lucia 2008 Events started at the 24th annual ScanFair Event celebrations in Portland, Oregon on December 6 and 7. READ MORE »
Swedish Christmas - The season of light.
December 10, 2008
Sofia Lidbom, former Boston SWEA Lucia, now resides in Newport Beach, Calif. Photographed posing as Lucia in 2006 by Laguna Beach / Photo: Henrik Olund for Nordstjernan and Nordic Reach. READ MORE »
Swedish American Hall - i tidens anda
November 20, 2008
[Keeping up with changing times] We sat down with Guy Carson at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco for a little talk. READ MORE »
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Glittering Gala Dinner on Bunker Hill
November 18, 2008
Some 125 elegantly dressed guests gathered on a balmy November evening at swanky City Club across from MOCA in downtown Los Angeles. Kerstin Alm, the 2008 recipient of the esteemed Eliason Award, the 21st of its kind, celebrated a memorable evening READ MORE »
Autumn luncheons with SACC-SF
November 14, 2008
‘Innovation Journalism’ and Philanthropy on two continents: differences and similarities
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Vestkusten Appreciation Reception
October 22, 2008
Sunday October nineteenth a champagne reception was held at the San Francisco Public Library in the History Center to honor the three ladies responsible for keeping Vestkusten alive for the last 17 years. It was a gala occasion READ MORE »
2008 Eliason Awardee: Kerstin Alm
October 22, 2008
This year’s recipient is non other than Kerstin Alm — a well known and appreciated person in the Swedish community in Los Angeles. A recognition banquet will be held at the City Club in downtown Los Angeles on November 8.
'Way to Go' Kerstin Alm! The door swings open shortly after 7 p.m. on a September evening in Palos Verdes. It’s the hostess arriving, as always with camera ready. READ MORE »
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East meets west
September 06, 2008
With this issue of Nordstjernan and Vestkusten, we bring you something new and different: a combined, truly nation-wide newspaper READ MORE »
SWEA San Francisco crayfish party
October 02, 2008
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SWEA San Francisco crayfish party
October 02, 2008
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Swedes who made a name in the West
September 07, 2008
There has been a score of them for over a hundred years and many have made outstanding contributions to the American society and culture. READ MORE »
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Sveadal Anniversary
September 07, 2008
In 1926 the Swedish American Patriotic League purchased the 110 acres of mountain property that would become Sveadal—now a popular summer resort for the local Swedes and Swedish Americans in northern California. READ MORE »
Swedes of the West
September 07, 2008
California lured Swedes long before the railroad got there. In 1848 gold was found near San Francisco, California's biggest seaport of the time and with that the Swedes began to arrive. The thought of striking it rich enticed the impoverished Swedes. READ MORE »
A San Francisco pioneer
September 07, 2008
Many Swedes worked their way over the oceans as sailors and deserted their ships in the port of San Francisco. READ MORE »
They made the desert bloom
September 07, 2008
When Sigrid was 19 years old in 1908 she left family and friends to go and visit her sister in America. After a long a dreadful journey at sea during which she had been constantly seasick, she finally arrived in Boston, unable to speak one word of English. READ MORE »
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