Jain Digest 1992 04

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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Competition and Examination - in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday, I Navin Dedhia, San Jose, CA -(408) May 30, 1992 at 9:30 a.m. and will
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continue to Monday, June 1, 1992 at YOU CAN BE A
2 p.m. For more information con- celebration VOLUNTEER
cerning the conference, please write The goals of these people
to the World Inter-Faith Education calendar are high, but they need help from all
Association (Canada), P.O. Box 7384, Station "D" Victoria, British
April 12 the Jains here. A lot of volunteers Columbia, Canada V9B5B7, or call/
*The Hindu Temple Sociare needed, to fill in these sub-committees. If you have any colleagues fax (604) 360-1259.
ety of America that you would like to have in
*Jain Society of Toronto cluded in this, please send their
*Jain Society of Chicago names to us. We want to put to
April 18 gether all the possible local talents
* Jain Society of Metroon this project. For joining hands with us, please call any of the above
politan Washington listed coordinators, or Prem Gada at JAINA is pleased to an
*Jain Center of Northern (806) 793-8555, or Yogen Jain at (617) nounce that a doctoral student at
California 237-5997.
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio is April 19
conducting a research study on is- *Jain Society of Houston SEARCH FOR A sues of cultural identity for the Jains
*Jain Society of Cleveland SCHOLAR
in North America. Weare looking for a scholar Sivaram Srikandath is a final-year
April 26 who would like to prepare textbooks
Ph.D student in the School of Tele- *Jain Community in Bufaccording to the curriculum, in communications at Ohio University
falo English, for the youth of North and is researching the implications America. There will be an honorar
of multiculturalism in North Amer- be in touch with many of you indiium paid, along with free lodging ica. As part of his dissertation proj- vidually. Please, therefore, extend and boarding at Dr. Gada's resi- ect, he is focusing on the Jain com- your courtesies and help in facilitatdence in Lubbock, TX, for one year. munity in North America. In his ing this important, and scholarly, The scholar must be able to write for study, Srikandath is trying to gather research venture. children who are from elementary an understanding of the experi- (Editor's note: JAINA is presenting level to early college group, whose ences of being a Jain in North Amer- a fellowship award to Srikandath. vocabulary and exposure to Jainismica, exploring what constitutes the | JAINA would like to thank Dr. may be minimal. The write up must
essential elements of Jain cultural | Mahendra Pandya of Staten Island, be such that, the children can un
identity, and why it is important for NY for his generous contribution derstand at least 80% of it, without the Jains to preserve their ethnic towards this fund.) the help of anyone else. No other identity and heritage and extend it work or program should be carried to the next generation. on while working on this project. If
He is in the process of send you are capable of fulfilling all these ing out a mail questionnaire to take M ichael expectations, please contact Dr. a random sample of the 1250 JAINA Prem Gada at (806) 793-8555, for members. JAINA requests the comore details.
operation of its members in ensuring the successful completion of this study. If you receive the questionnaire, please take some time out of From Ramesh Gune, India-West your busy schedules to provide the
The Jain Social Group last necessary information. Use the post- week elected its new office bearers age-paid envelope that will be en- for the year 1992-93, voting Sabodh closed in the survey, and mail the Sheth to be the new president of the
form as quickly as possible. organization. Other officials are: The "Inter-Faith Education
Sivaram is also conducting Kirit Mehta, Vice President; Ramesh in the Schools: Enhancing Multic- a number of in-depth interviews as Sheth, Secretary; Ashwin Mehta, ulturalism" conference will begin part of the research process and will Treasurer; and Pradeep Dala, in
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