Convention - Newah Convention, Maryland

Date: Saturday, May 26, 2007

EVENT INFO:
N E W A H O R G A N I Z A T I O N O F A M E R I C A
A Tax-exempt, Non-Profit - 501©3
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Sixth Annual Convention & General Meeting
Announcement (UPDATED)
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JOJALAPPA ! Namaste ! Hello !

Newah Organization of America (NOA) is organizing its Sixth Annual Convention and General meeting in Virginia, Metropolitan Washington, this coming Memorial Day Holidays, May 26, 2006, Saturday.

We would like to invite all members of the community, friends and well-wishers to come and participate at this Convention, and spend some quality time with friend, family, and compatriots.

Your support is crucial for the success of the Event!

DATE: - May 26, 2007, Saturday – (Memorial Day Holidays Weekend)
TIME: - 2.00PM – 10.00PM
VENUE: Kemp Mill Elementary School,

411 Sisson Street

Silver Spring, Maryland 20902

Ph.(301)-649-8046
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PROGRAM OF THE DAY:

2.00 - Onward - Arrival & Registration:

2.30PM – 3.30 PM - SAMEE BAJEE and Social hour

3.30PM - 4. 30 PM - Inaugural Session & NOA General Meeting:

Chief guest Head of Mission Nepal embassy H.E. Kali Prasad Pokharel and the Keynote address will be delivered by Mr. Padma Ratna Tuladhar, President of Mankaa Khalaa, and prominent Human right Activist of Nepal.

4.30PM - 4.45 PM - Coffee Break

4.45 PM – 5.30 PM - Panel discussion “About Newah People and Culture - where we are”

Panelist: Mr. Padma Ratna Tuladhar, Dr. Sumitra Manandhar Gurung, Mr. Dibya Hada , Dr. Roshan shrestha

5.30 PM – 6.00 Short Break

6.00PM - 8.00 PM - SONG & MUSIC CONTEST ’07 and

Cultural Program with Popular Nepalese Artists

8.00 PM – 9.30 PM - Tradition Newah Bhoye – Taste of Newah Cuisine with musical interlude

Distribution of Trophies and Letter of Appreciations.

9.30PM – 10.00 PM - The Finale: Raffle & Dance to music (Live & DJ)
Venue: Silver Spring, Maryland
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- http://www.gbnc.org/sajha/html/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=1078

Be there, Xena. I'm going there as well. :) Regardless of the program’s outcome, Newari food itself worth spending an evening out in the convention.

Although I’m not a Newar, I was on this convention couple of years back when it was held at VA. I don’t see it as a racist organization but it was organized badly. We had to pay $20 each for the convention that included dinner along with local home made newari liquor. When our turn came for dinner they ran out of almost everything and the local newari liquor they promised turned out to be vodka. Beside it the place itself was really messy. Hopefully they will do better this time.

I am not against any organizations or their events. But just a spare of thought to all these "mushrooming" organizations. Until perhaps a decade ago, we had just one organization - ANA, that used to or attempted to cater the needs of Nepalese living in America. It's quite understandable that the number of incoming Nepalese is increasing each year but does that necessarily evokes the need for more than one organizations based on regions, ethnicities etc? Are we that big in number that we cannot be confined and yet be represented individually in one single group? Are we that divided?

Frankly speaking, and this is not to demoralize the honest and painstaking efforts from some of these organizations to help the needy Nepalese, I don't see the need of this many of them. We have this tendency to establish a group of so called "like minded" people in literally each and every field back in Nepal but unfortunately, only some of them have done genuine service for their cause. Just to introspect, shall we ask, are we not following the same inefficient "pattern" here in US and elsewhere abroad? In spite of quality education and international exposure, are we really moving ahead?

Godzilla,
I am not against ethnic groups having their own gatherings. If ANA was a competent organization, it would have sufice. But all ANA does nothing but organize a gathering for drunks every year. If they had tend to sensitive issue of different groups this would not have happened.
Another good example is the TAMU SAMAAJ OF BOSTON. They are doing a lot more to Nepali folks than the Ol GBNC. By that I don't mena just Tamu people... but all NEpal people. Be its cultural functions, supporting needy in all aspects like socially, economically, and emotional. Recenlt they joined hands with Sajha.com and Nepali Musicians to raise funds for two cancer patients who did not have insurance.
MY POINT IS I DONT CARE WHAT LABEL THE ORGANIZATION BEARS.......IF THEY ARE HELPING NEPALI PEOPLE IN ANY WAY ..... END OF STORY.

That's the pity BathroomCoffee! One is never suffice for us all. I am not speaking against Newah Organization in particular or Tamu Samaj or any other organization for that matter. I am against the concept of keeping numerous organizations for a handful number of people. We are a small country, yet we have number of political parties. Agreed we have variations but that does not mean we have to have one group for each difference/variation. Are we really united? That's my concern.

*one never suffices for us all.

if nepali people can't get along with one another, then what's the point of calling nepal NEPAL?

stop whining, if you don't like it then make a change! Duhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Rahulbhai said:

......... नेवार कुनै जाति बिषेश होइन। जसरि नेपाल मा बस्ने लाई नेपाली भनेर चिनिन्छ, तत्कालीन नेपाल अर्थात नेपा देश ( उपत्यका) मा बस्ने नेवा हुन्। अझ सरल भाषामा भन्नु पर्दा नेपाली भाषा बोल्ने नेपाली भने जस्तै नेपाल भाषा अर्थात नेवा भाषि नेवार् हुन गएको हो। त्यसैले कुनै थर वा जाति बिषेशलाई नेवार् भन्नु गलत हुन्छ। जसरि नेपाली भाषा बोल्नेहरुमा ब्राम्हण क्षेत्री बैश्य शुद्र भने जस्तै जाती बिभाजन जयस्थिति मल्ल पछि बर्णबिन्यास भएको देखिन्छ। त्यतिबेला पनि ब्राम्हण क्षेत्री बैश्य शुद्र थिए, तिनले त्यति बेला बोलिने भाषा बोल्दै आए। अझै पनि तिनका आजका पुस्ताले नेवारि बोल्दै आएका छन्। झा, राजौपाध्याय, कर्मचार्य, मिश्र, ब्राम्हण नै हुन। अझ राजकर्णिकार ( हलुवाइ) भारतको केरला बाट् राजा शिद्धिनरसिंह मल्ल को पालामा झिकाएका भारतबर्षका सबै भन्दा कर्म ले शुद्ध ब्राम्हण हुन्( हेर्नुस्, घनश्याम राजकर्णिकार् द्वारा लिखित, राजकर्णिकारको बंशाबली)। यक्षमल्ल अरिमल्ल को पालामा नेपाल भित्रिएका मुशलमानहरु को पनि भाषा नेपाल भाषा नै भए । क्षेत्रपाटि, इन्द्रचोक र बागबजारका रैथाने मुशलमानहरुको मात्री भाषा नै नेवारि हुन् गए। सिनेकलाकार् तैयब शाह्, च्यानल नेपाल स्पेशटाइम नेटवर्कका जमिम शाहको पहिलो भाषा नेवारि नै हुन्। त्यसैले नेवार् भनेर फलानोफलानो जात र थर का मात्र हुन् र अरु सङ सरोकार छैन भन्नु संकुचित मानसिकताको प्रतिक मात्र हो। अनि भाषाको नाम मा राजनीति गर्नेहरुको कथित परिभाषा मात्र हो।
त्यसैले नेवा सम्मेलन हुन्छ भने श्रेष्ठ, शाक्य, तुलाधर, बैद्य, महर्जन, डंगोल, अंात्य, ताम्रकार्, सुवाल्, द्योला, खड्गि, ब्ज्राचार्य, प्रधान, मास्के धाख्वा, राजकर्णिकार, रंजितकार, चित्रकार्, कारंजित, सुल्प्या जोशि, न्याछ्यों, न्याइच्याइ, पाछै, वासुकला, खयरगुली, कसजु, माकजु, ह्योजु, भुजु, खर्बुजा, ह्याउंमिखा, किसिजु, चखुं आदि इत्यादि लाई मात्र स्वागत गरिएको हुदैनन्। बिनोद् चौधरि लाई पनि स्वागत् हो, शकिल अहमदलाई पनि आमन्त्रण गरिएको हो, निर् शाह, हरिबंश आचर्य, शुभद्राधिकारिलाई पनि स्वागत् गरिएको हुन्छ। त्यति मात्र कहँ हो र, सिल्भा लेभि लगायत नेपाल भाषाका ज्ञाता र अध्ययता र अभिरुचि राख्ने हरकोइलाई स्वागत गरिएको हुन्छ। कुनै जाति वा थर लाई बन्देज गरिएको हुदैन। ...........


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chana r u going too?

Tamangs and Newars are spreading racism in America. Oh it's true, some of you guys may wanna deny it, but it's true. think about it.

Really Raaazstone ? HOW ? Could you elaborate how Tamangs are spreading Racism ? And how Newars are spreading Racism ?

UTgal,

I am coming there. What abt you? I know many others coming too. Will be glad if Chitre and all others you know around can make to come there. It would be really nice place to gather.

Dick head people like raazstone spreading racism in America and sajha. Oh it's true, some of you guys may wanna deny it, but it's true. think about it.

all of you sajha.com users need to grow up and read between the lines. newar covention is not only for the newah people. any one can attend.

stop being so racist and lets start thinking in building nepal into a better place.

it does not do us any good if we all keep having an email rage.

jai nepal

Chana i m going tx.

I like the lines like this: "Anyone can attend", sounds so good.

Let's play one game, frens. Why won't we join a group named with sajha....wait wait..... nobody is disclosing their nicks unless until they want to. Will have more fun...won't we? ....some more ideas are welcome!

UTgal, i thought u were joking when u said birkhu u were going tx. any way bon voyage, BTW rahulbhai is coming too ni, did you know that? I am excited to see him here.

Did anybody go to the convention? How was it?

Yep, I did. The program was a nice arrangement. Following is my evaluation of the program.

FOOD: Samaye Bajee was excellent combination of typical cultural foods. Chhoyelaa -- hmmmm -- my mouth waters even now, so tasty. Bara was the next best in the Samaye Bajee. Rest items of the Samaye Bajee were also far good in taste and combination. Missing was the Ailaa.
The dinner was also very tasty. Aalu-tama, Khasiko masu, Saag were the best I liked. Some were little too hot, I was not able to figure out, what was actually hot, but I noticed I was sweating a bit due to hot taste in the end of dinner. The deserts were fine too. Foods were plenty in supply, well managed to serve everybody, no-complain from anybody I heard there. I saw everybody quite happy.
The only trouble was seen during coffee break as the hot water was running out too frequent. Score: 9.9 out of 10 for the food

PROGRAM: Inaugural session was fine. All speakers were time conscious but they took little more time than they should. Speeches were balanced and appealing to audience. Participants were little too few but that is not the problem of organizers. People want less BHASAN which is understandable. The program was a little longer than planned but it did not make people bored. Score 8.5 out of 10 for the inaugural session

Cultural session: Discussion part: It was started late than scheduled. There was a time constraint to finish this program by 6:00 PM as the participant from Nepal had to catch their bus for return trip. Moderator seemed a bit nervous but he managed the program run smooth. Speakers were time conscious and were speaking within the boundary of given topics. The program did not get time for open floor discussion, so the excited audience hearing the thoughts of panelists did not get opportunity to speak out. Some of them seemed a bit frustrated too. Score 6.0 out of 10 for the discussion session

Entertainment part: Due to squeeze of discussion session, the entertainment session was started in time. The musical arrangement, sound system and instruments were excellent. No background echo in the hall, no recursive noise, no ear-buzzing teet-taaats. The program announcers did excellent job. No unnecessary delays in the episode. The program was having excellent combination of songs, dances and performance. Everybody did very good job there. Participants of the song and dance competition were performing above the expectation of audience. The audience were voting the performers judging on their performance. Due to their excellent performance, the audience were having trouble to decide which one to vote. I saw people voting many of them, crossing out and again voting to a different one, discussing and debating which one has performed better in the hall. The hall was totally packed and all of the audience did not get chairs to sit.
Score 9.99 out of 10 for the entertainment session.

OVERALL: The program was really very nice one, well-managed, balanced and a perfect combination of good food, entertainment and opportunity to share ideas and make new friends. I understand such a nice program would not be possible without hard effort of the organizers and their well-wishers. I appreciate their effort. I wish to attend similar programs more frequent if possible.