http://ria-minnesota.org Our mission is to celebrate cultural diversity and provide opportunities for multicultural education and exchange. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:39:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rochester International Association will be participating in the RochesterFest parade. We are officially float #76 on the parade route. RIA participants will be marching with flags and ethnic costumes of different countries. The Grand Parade is an annual Rochesterfest event put on by the Ambassadors of the Rochester Area Chamber ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/06/22/join-us-at-rochesterfest-parade-jun-26-2009-530pm/ Mayo Clinic (sponsored by Diversity Committee and more specifically the Hispanic Diversity Infinite Group), IBM Hispanic Networking Group and Rochester Downtown Alliance (RDA) will co-host a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The purpose of the celebration is to acknowledge, celebrate, and provide education about the Hispanic culture and heritage of Mayo’s patients, ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/04/29/cinco-de-mayo-celebration-at-peace-plaza-may-5-2009-11am-1pm/ The Rochester World Festival 2009 was a success. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the folks that made this a success. Join us again next year. In the meanwhile, a World Festival wrap up meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday May 6, 2009 7pm at the ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/04/16/world-festival-wrap-up/ Just a friendly reminder that the Rochester World Festival 2009 is this Friday April 10 from 7pm to 9pm and Saturday April 11 from 10am to 3pm. Here's a link to our official RIA World Festival 2009 poster that you can print out. We'll post the program guide PDF ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/04/10/reminder-world-festival-this-friday-and-saturday/ PRESS RELEASE FOR THE 34th ROCHESTER WORLD FESTIVAL 2009 “ONE WORLD – MANY CULTURES” On Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, 2009 the Rochester International Association presents its 34th World Festival at Mayo High School in Rochester, Minnesota. The Festival opens Friday evening at 7 PM with a colorful ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/02/03/rochester-world-festival-2009/ The World Festival 2009 Planning Committee has been meeting since October 2008, and there are only 2 months left before the World Festival is upon us. If you are planning on participating in the World Festival, it will be very beneficial for you and your organization to attend these meetings. ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2009/02/02/world-festival-2009-planning-committee-meetings/ Hi Friends/Members, We've got a quick announcement to make. I'm sure you've heard about Facebook already, and so have we. It's been in the works for a while now and we are proud to finally announce that RIA has a presence on Facebook. Please visit our official RIA group page on ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2008/12/23/rochester-international-association-is-on-facebook/ We normally would make these announcements in our printed newsletter, but now that we've gone green, we're posting them here. Many of these events are also on our RIA Events Calendar page. You may add these events to your own calendar from there. Latino Fest, Saturday, September 27, from noon to ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2008/09/24/fall-and-autumn-announcements/ Just a friendly reminder that the Rochester International Association's annual board meeting is coming up this September 2, 2008 at the IMAA office (2500 ValleyHigh Drive NW). [ Add meeting to your calendar | Map ] The public is welcome to attend. We will be asking for nominations for ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2008/08/28/annualboardmeeting2008/ RIA will be resuming our monthly lunch group at the Rochester Family Y on Wednesday, Sept 10, beginning at 11:45 AM with check-in and set-up in Balfour Hall at 11:30 AM. Everyone is welcome. Cost for the international lunch prepared and served by Regal Catering is $9, $8 for members ... http://ria-minnesota.org/2008/08/19/upcoming-y-luncheons/