Still need to make plans for the weekend? E@W’s students have you covered!
Come celebrate the Nepali New Year with E@W and the Austin Bhutanese Youth organization this Sunday, April 15th from 4-7 pm at the North Austin Event Center (10601 North Lamar Boulevard  Austin, TX 78753).
It will be a particularly exciting day for us since the organization is led by 3 E@W graduates – Kul, Keshav, and Ramesh who studied with us at University Medical Center Brackenridge. Their dedication to the class was inspiring and we can’t wait to see what they’ve continued to inspire by creating this new youth organization. (Fun Fact: It’s no surprise this group of friends has put their commitment to education and community involvement into action – Kul was Ramesh’s teacher in Nepal!)
Now here are the event details in their own words:
Austin Bhutanese Youth cordially invite your warm presence to a program to motivate, inspire and support the rising Bhutanese Youth in Austin.Austin Bhutanese Youth is organizing a typical Nepali cultural program on April 15th 2012 (Sunday) with a view to celebrate an auspicious Nepali occasion “The Nepali New Year 2069 B.S.†Your presence would be highly supportive to make this program a great success. Thanks.
Thanks for the invitation, guys, and congratulations on organizing what’s bound to be an awesome event. Happy New Year!
Links to information on Bhutan and Nepal:
A great interactive site with info on Bhutanese refugees and the “Land of Happiness.” http://www.bhutaneserefugees.com/
UNHCR briefs on Bhutanese resettlement in Nepal (http://www.unhcr.org/4aa641446.html), and from Nepal to other other countries (http://www.unhcr.org/4e4bea789.html).
Austin, take note! Here’s a fascinating article about Bhutanese refugees taking on life in Madison, Wisconsin. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/bhutanese-refugees-from-nepal-to-madison/article_2afd2734-7e6b-5780-ae7d-41c3bcf051b5.html