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Turkish Book Selection
Houston Public Library has foreign language funds that is spent to buy new books in different languages for selected libraries. About three years ago, with individual efforts of Turkish book lovers, Houston Public Library has spent about $5,000 for Turkish books to put on Jungman and Central Library Downtown. We would like to update and expand the collection of Turkish books in those locations. In order to convince the funding department of Houston Library that there is need for more, we need to check out as much Turkish books as possible. Current collection was selected wisely, especially the children's books, so we encourage everyone to make an effort for this cause.
Central Library:
500 McKinney
Houston, Texas 77002
Jungman Library:
5830 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, Texas 77057
Bench Book Club
13 Turkish women gathered have some quality conversation about books and created a Facebook Group named Bench Book Club. We are meeting face to face once a month for a couple of hours to talk about one book, selected earlier, each meeting. If you would like to join, please search us at Facebook. Our book selections are mostly from Turkish novelists. Meetings are arranged at Jungman Library in order to check out Turkish books each meeting.
Jungman Library:
5830 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, Texas 77057 |
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| Turkish cooking class at Central Market |
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A Celebration of Southern Turkish Cooking (demo cooking classes)
by Ozlem Warren
Houston Central Market Cooking School : February 19th Friday, 6.30 pm |
The menu features many delightful dishes from my hometown Antioch (Antakya) at the southern part of Turkey, as well as classic Turkish dishes like the Lamb Ragout with Egplant&bechamel sauce; not to be missed!
Menu includes: Walnut and red pepper paste dip with toasted bread (Cevizli Biber); Mother’s Mini Meatballs Soup in Yoghurt and Mint Sauce (Kofteli Yogurt Corba); Spicy Bulgur Wheat Salad with Vegetables and Sour Pomegranate Syrup (Kisir); Crispy Cheese and Herb Filled Pastry Rolls (Sigara Boregi); Sultan's Delight - Lamb Ragout with Tomatoes and Peppers on a Bed of Pureed Eggplant & Béchamel Sauce (Hunkar Begendi);Syrup Soaked, Cheese filled Pastry Strands with Pistachio Nuts (Kunefe);Turkish Tea and Turkish Delight.
The class is now on Central Market website (www.centralmarket.com) and you can now reserve online. On this website, please klick to the Cooking School you would like to book this class in (Austin North Lamar, Houston or San Antonio). Then from the calendar, select "The Celebration of Southern Turkish Cooking". |
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| Turkishfest 2009 was held October 10-11, 2009. |
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Our 19th Annual Turkish Festival was a great success despite the uncooperative weather. Thanks for participating. Thanks to all the volunteers, vendors, food providers who made this event colorful and enjoyable for everyone.
WE HOPE YOU WERE THERE; IF YOU MISSED IT, HERE ARE SOME PICTURES.
OUR NEXT BIG EVENT IS THE 15TH ANNUAL REPUBLIC BALL - SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
FOR FUTURE EVENTS, WATCH THIS PAGE OR JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST.
If you would llike to support ATA-Houston and its activities, you can become a member and/or donate, by using the PayPal button on the right; or you can send your checks to ATA-Houston, PO Box 460253, Houston, TX 77056.
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Please send us your thoughts and comments on ATA Houston; our activities, web site and any questions you have in mind.
Send us an e-mail at secretary@atahouston.org. |
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National History Day - Third Placement: Ataturk - Legacy of a Secularist
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In the beginning of 08-09 school year, Tasnim Mohamed, Dimas Gonzales, Jonathan Espinoza, Nernwon Kargou, and Alejandro Suazo, junior students at the Eisenhower High School, were looking for a topic to cover in their National History Day quest (www.nhd.org). Then they came across a National Geographic documentary on the Middle East, which started with how Atatürk was able to create a secular, democratic republic in this region. They were captured by his accomplishments and, in particular, his legacy of secularism, which ended up shaping the focus and title of their documentary: Legacy of a Secularist.
Under the guidance of their teacher, Ms. Debra Brown, the team started the year-long adventure. The first competition was within the school. There were a total of 30 entries; at the end they competed against six other documentaries. They were placed first.
Next came the district competition against own grade level. They competed against eight other entries. They were placed first again.
On to the regional competition, where they had to compete against all grade levels from all the high schools in the region. This time, they were placed second to a documentary on the first baseball manager to play an African-American in his team. But, they were qualified to go to the state competition in Austin, last stop before the national contest.
Driven by their second place finish, the team worked even harder to convey better what they believed to be unique achievements of a truly distinguished statesman against all odds. They interviewed tens of people, and read hundreds of pages of history. They were able to sift through the noise and get to the essence of Atatürk’s legacy.
At the state competition, there were a total of 48 entries from all grade levels. In the first phase of the competition, they placed first against 11 entries. In the second phase, they placed second again to the baseball documentary. But, the second place was good enough; they were going to the national contest.
The 2008-2009 NHD national contest was held June 14-18 at the University of Maryland. The year-long, hard work of Nernwon, Tasnim, Dimas, Alejandro and Jonathan paid off. They were placed third among 84 entries in the finals. Now, they would like to visit Atatürk’s Republic.
ATA-Houston congratulates them for a well-deserved national placement.
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Whats New? - 10 newest items posted at ATA Houston portal
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