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The Estonian Academy of Sciences recently announced that diaspora scholar Sander Jürisson’s Masters thesis, a comprehensive history of Estonians in Brazil – migration and adaptation is one of the best student research papers of 2012.

Master in International Migration and Social Cohesion. Application for the MISOCO Erasmus Mundus Master Course 2013-2015 is now open.

Dear Friend of the IHRC Baltic Collections, You are cordially invited to two upcoming events celebrating the rich musical heritage of Estonian immigrants, as documented in the historical collections of the Immigration History Research Center.

Baltic Heritage Network seminar for young diaspora researchers. Dates: October 5 – 6, 2012. Location: Latvian Academy of Sciences, Senate Hall.

The aim of the Baltic Heritage Network (BaltHerNet) youth seminars is to bring together young diaspora researchers from different fields of study (history, sociology, cultural studies, literature, art, music and others): university students at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies level. The seminars also welcome university students who are just beginning to look into diaspora research.

The Estonian Archives in the United States has been selected to receive the Estonian American National Council’s award for “Organizational Excellence” at EANC’s 60th anniversary gala on September 29, 2012.

Dear Estonians at home and abroad, I am a British translator living in Sweden. In January 2012, my English translation of the novel Sailing Against the Wind (Vastutuulelaev) by Estonian author Jaan Kross was published by Northwestern University Press in Evanston, Illinois, USA. This historical novel fictionalizes the life of Bernhard Schmidt (1879-1935), an Estonian-born inventor.

Jõekääru means \”of the river bend / the river bend\’s\”, a käär in the jõgi. You knew that. But did you ever notice that almost all Estonian place names, including street names end in a vowel? That\’s because they are in the possessive (genitive) case, thereby showing ownership or source.

BaltHerNet conference registration deadline has been extended to June 10, 2012.

Early bird registration for the BaltHerNet conference “Hidden Treasures” was extended until May 9. Conference will take place at Estonian Literary Museum in Tartu on June 26-28, 2012.