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People participate in a celebration of India’s Republic Day on Sunday.

Indian Nationality Room Committee celebrates Republic Day with traditional music, dance

By Renee Dubaich, Staff Writer • January 30, 2023
Attendees enjoyed Bharatham dance performances, Hindi music and snacking on samosas and pakoras to celebrate Indian culture. The event honored India’s Republic Day, the national holiday commemorating India’s independence as a nation.
Kati Csoman, the new Nationality Rooms director, succeeds Maxine Bruhns, who was in the role for 54 years.

Kati Csoman takes over as new director of the Nationality Room Program

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer • September 3, 2021
As a Pitt sophomore in 1987, Kati Csoman won the Hungarian Room Scholarship, which let her spend five months living in Hungary. Csoman returned to Oakland and became the new Nationality Rooms director on Aug. 9.
The Swedish Nationality room, decorated for the holiday open house in December 2018.

Nationality Room Holiday Open House virtually sends viewers around the world

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • January 19, 2021
The 2020 Nationality Room Holiday Open House, held from Dec. 6 through Dec. 18, consisted of various virtual programs, such as videos of storytelling and musical performances, organized by members of each room’s committee and available through the Pitt Global Hub website.
Children color in images of nesting dolls at Sunday’s Polish Festival in the Cathedral of Learning.

Polish festival kicks off Christmas celebrations

By MJ LaRocque, Staff Writer • November 12, 2019

The smell of sauerkraut and fried dough filled the air of the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning, kicking off Polish Christmas celebrations. The Polish Festival — hosted by the Polish Nationality...

The Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh performs a traditional Filipino dance in the Cathedral of Learning during the Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Holiday open house features plans for new Nationality Room

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor • December 4, 2017

Adorned with Christmas decorations, filled with the aroma of food and ringing with music and conversation, the Cathedral’s atmosphere matched that of a holiday bazaar. The Nationality Room and Intercultural...

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