A place where South Africans and friends of South Africa meet, greet, and celebrate the rich heritage of a great nation

Welcome to the German Language Speakers & Learners Meetup Group for German Language Speakers or Learners in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area!!  Events will be held throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) with the focus on German Heritage, Food, Language and Culture. An interesting, energetic and eclectic group!  You do not have to know any Deutsche to join-just have an interest to learn, teach (kindly) and practice at our meetup events. Bring your language book and instruction …

The purpose of this group is to help you meet people who share your interest in contemporary Poland, Polish art & culture, Polish history, traditions and heritage, Polish cuisine or the Polish language. This group's "hidden agenda" is to promote local Polish events and activities, organized by this group's leadership or by other community leaders.  The not-so-hidden agenda is to simply have fun! You can join and wait until you see something you like.  You can also join and immediately recommend …

… Be proud of your OWN heritage, but most importantly, be willing to respect and embrace those that are different from yours, with MATURITY and OPENNESS!! Indeed, it does take an incredibly courageous individual to step out of his/her own "COMFORT ZONE" to be a World Culture Lover!! This group is NOT for those with "the faint of heart"!! We all know that every culture has both positive and negative components, and there is NO perfect culture in our imperfect world!! Our WORLD is NOT all about "you …

… Nuinani received many awards including the 2008 Asian Pacific Heritage Month Program for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Pangaea Frederick-A Festival celebrating our Heritage among others. From Portuguese descend NuiNani has lots of talents, including dance, music and fine arts. The Portuguese arrived at the Islands to labor in the plantations between 1878 and 1913, and are responsible for the MIGRATION OF 'UKULELE TO HAWAII’ the original name of this little guitar was “braga” or “cav …

Social sisterhood for biracial/multiracial women who are of African/African-American descent in combination with other heritages. The purpose is to meet, hang out, have fun, and form friendships. Women of all ages welcome (21+). My hope is to provide a casual, fun, and informative forum for us to share our experiences and discuss issues that affect us. We meet monthly for coffe and conversation along with a rotating monthly brunch and happy hour (please come even if you don't drink). Other event …

The Arlington Yoga, Meditation and Community Service Meetup Group welcomes all who would like to experience yoga, yogic breathing and meditation to refresh, de-stress, calm the mind and live more healthy and happy. We hold yoga, yogic breathing and meditation events regularly for the community. We also partner with other groups for volunteering projects to give back to the local community and have events that feature various cultures, ayurveda and more. Join us..It's fun! For social philanthropy …

… The Manx government is committed to promoting it as key part of the island's unique cultural identity. There is a new generation of young speakers, thanks in part to nursery programs and a Manx primary school. You should come join us if you're interested the Isle of Man, Celtic and Gaelic languages, have Manx heritage or hail from the island. We typically meet every other week, on a Sunday or Saturday afternoon, from 2-4 p.m. We have a spring and fall semester of about 8 to 10 classes each, for …

Provide an opportunity for people in the Washington, DC metro area to explore all that Sicily has to offer. We'll meet in various Italian places in the local area to share experiences and learn from Sicilian expats in the local area. We're open to Sicilians, those of Sicilian heritage, or the curious that want to learn more about this mysterious and culturally rich Mediterranean isle.

Several of us have now been in the US for quite a few years. We've learned about American culture and blended it in with our culture from home, but we've also managed to blend up English with our Hindi! The only time we ever speak Hindi now is when we don't want a stranger to know we're talking about him! Others of us are fond of India's rich culture but don't know any Hindi words beyond biryani, makhani, tikka and paneer! This group is for all of us! Too many educated Delhi-ites themselv …

Most of us 1st and 2nd generation parents in our 20's, 30's and 40's wish to raise our kids within the Indian culture, like our parents tried to do with us. What better way to do this than to socialize with other like minded parents so our kids can be in their cultural surroundings with similar backgrounds, language, food and festivals! If you have young kids or you are about to become a new parent, then lets meet up and create a good group of friends for our kids and ourselves!  We'll share our …

This is a group for young women of African heritage, ages 20-30, to come together and get to know each other. I am 23 and a Nigerian American living in the Northern VA area and I want to make friends with other young women who grew up like me. Nigerians, Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans, Cameroonians, Egyptians, Kenyans, Eritreans,South Africans, Ethiopians, Moroccans, Senegaleses, etc, everyone is welcome!!!This group is also for people who are not of African-descent and are interested in African cul …

This group was created to serve as a venue to gather all the Bollywood Movie lovers in the Baltimore Area to share and enjoy their passion together. This group in not only limited to Baltimore, it is open to anyone in the MD/DC/VA area. Besides watching and discussing Bollywood movies, this group is a perfect forum for those that will love to share the passion for Bollywood music, Bollywood dancing, Tamil movies, Telugu movies, Kannada movies, Malayalam movies, any other international produced i …

We all  have a diverse background and we like to celebrate our heritage in our daily lives. We believe that unique expression of culture and language is a gift to be shared and remembered for a lifetime no matter where you live. This group will expand in 2012 to include students , grads, and young professionals and offer hospitality and tourism tips for the budget minded traveler when visiting Maryland! Me? Jewish, Israeli/ Hong Kong/Florida traveler with a network of good friends and great at p …

This group was created to gather all the South Asian (Desis - Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Sri Lanka….etc) people, friends and family in DC Metropolitan(MD/DC/VA) area to share and enjoy their time watching movies, attending music show, dancing, clubs, sing songs, desi events, bollywood night life, picnic, karaoke night, dining, food testing, potluck, public events, community events, festivals, outings, local events, holiday events, out of town trips, birthday parties, house play, nig …

This Meetup group has been formulated for "active and fun loving Indian women" i.e. women from India or of Indian heritage, in their 20s to late 30s residing in Northern Virginia, looking to meet & socialize with other Indian women, who just like them are busy working, taking care of a family, or both and who have little time to socialize. This Meetup group will aid Indian women in making new friends and indulging in various activities like movies, cookouts, potlucks, dancing, game nights, outdo …