| The Association was founded in
1960 by Hungarian students at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
(USA), most of whom left their country after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
in which many of them participated and which was crushed by Soviet
military intervention.
Outstanding Hungarian writers, scientists and artists participate
regularly in the Association's lecture, conference and exhibit series.
The Association's Hungarian Saturday Classes offered
instruction in the basics of Hungarian language and culture for 26 years
to some 1,000 youngsters and adults.
This school helped initiate the Hungarian Native Language Conference
(Anyanyelvi Konferencia), an international
professional association assisting Hungarian language and culture
maintenance and instruction beyond Hungary's borders with specialized
books, teacher's seminars, summer courses, periodicals and
conferences.
The History Makers Testify (Tanúk-korukról)
oral history series of the Association provided an open forum for some of
those who played leading roles in changing history. 22 such history makers
talked about their actions in this series, 8 of these lectures were
published by the Association in book form.
The Association maintains two scholarships. One helps students in
the Hungarian Studies Program at
Rutgers, the other provides assistance to the Újvidéki Diáksegélyzô
Egyesület (Újvidéki/Novi Sad Student Aid Association). |
