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The Board of ASF Santa Barbara |
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The American Scandinavian Foundation of Santa Barbara (ASFSB) is a non-profit organization which was incorporated March 31, 1983. For 36 years prior to that date, the organization was a chapter of the national American Scandinavian Foundation with headquarters in New York, which was established in 1910 by Niels Poulsen, a Danish immigrant/ industrialist, to conduct educational exchange between United States and the Scandinavian countries.
 The primary aim of ASFSB is to foster interest, communication, educational and cultural exchange between United States, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. An ASFSB scholarship program has been established in order to provide financial assistance to students who commit to continue their education.
Candidates must have an active academic interest in Scandinavian culture or be linked to Scandinavia by heritage, or both. Read more |
If you have any Scandinavia-related news/events stories that we can add to our monthly newsletter, please submit your written content and pictures to Susanne Nagy via email
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Norway Massacre
A dimly lit beam hovered,
Confounded to why
It lost its glow,
Imagination gone wrong,
Looking for an answer
To the very soul of its existence,
Witnessing a scarlet flow of innocence,
Once longed for placidity
And now is no more,
What has fate planned?
Cruelty? suffering?
Oh,
Peacefulness shattered,
Tears keep flowing,
Drowning the answer,
Testing the courage to keep
Loving
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Mary Harris is Executive Director of Santa Ynez Valley Hotel Association, which promotes the 32 unique lodging establishments in the Santa Ynez Valley, and cooperates with valley and county tourism organizations in promoting the Valley. Mary spent a year living in Denmark as an American Field Service exchange student, and has continued her association with Scandinavia since then, including a period as Chairman of the Board of Scandinavian Seminar. Click here for more information
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Young Vikings of Santa Barbara is a group of young college students from 18-25 with Scandinavian Roots or interest in Scandinavian culture. Our goal is to organize and promote fun cultural and community events that are related to our Scandinavian heritage. Click here for memberships
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