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The City of San Diego is home to one of the most culturally diverse populations to be found anywhere. The Participant Observer is a web-based magazine dedicated to discovering and showcasing the wide variety of culturally interesting events, people, places and organizations our city has to offer. Our frequently updated Events Calendar provides comprehensive information about current and forthcoming events in San Diego. In addition to covering local events, The Participant Observer publishes features and articles about cultural events and phenomena happening around the world. We urge you to explore the many other resources our site provides. We encourage article and event submissions from our readers. If you create an account on the Participant Observer, you will automatically receive a weekly email update of upcoming events, important reminders and notifications.
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Cultural Tidings
Last updated by tjon on 12/12/2008 03:42 PM (Read: 464 times)
All Things Cultural from Around the World
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Up-to-Date News from Around the World
Last updated by tjon on 12/09/2008 03:21 PM (Read: 642 times)
The latest breaking news from around the world sorted by country and region.
99 Ranch Market, an Asian Market for Everyone!
Last updated by tjon on 11/20/2008 03:03 PM (Read: 6631 times)
Ready to expand your culinary and cultural horizons? You might try 99 Ranch Market located on Claremont Mesa Blvd. just east of the 805. Larger than your average Vons or Ralphs, 99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian grocery store in San Diego. While most of the clientele are Asian, the store is also a culinary mecca for gourmet cooks and anyone else who is either interested in Asian cuisine or simply finding the best deals and the widest selection of fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood. The fruits and vegetables are notable for their freshness. The center aisles of the 99 Ranch Market overflow with imported canned and packaged foods, everything from hundreds of different sauces, a large selection of frozen foods (like ice cream mochi!), a whole aisle of rices as well as a generous assortment of Japanese, Indonesian and Thai specialty items. The store also has a large bakery and an always bustling deli/fast food counter where you can get the cheapest good lunch in town.
By Jackie Hwang
Photos by: Nuelma Patio
The Amazing Mata Ortiz
Last updated by tjon on 11/20/2008 03:02 PM (Read: 3806 times)
Just in the last 30 years a miraculous rise of a new and exciting style of decorative pottery has occurred in the small town of Mata Ortiz, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Fascinated by the 600 old year "Paquime" pottery shards he found while collecting fireword, Juan Quezada embarked on a life-long quest to create a new and boldly unique pottery style that paid respect to the past but soared to new heights in technique, inventivness and artistry. Now one out ouf every four people of Mata Ortiz is involved in making some of the most exquisite pottery to be found anywhere.
By Tom Johnston-O'Neill
Indonesian Culinary Adventure
Last updated by tjon on 11/20/2008 03:02 PM (Read: 4005 times)
Gado-gado is a popular Indonesian dish that hails from the island of Java but is found throughout much of Indonesia and Malaysia. Like many Indonesian meals -- and gado gado is a complete meal-- it creates a melody of tastes; at once spicy hot, sour, sweet and very slightly salty. The ingredients vary from place to place and from cook to cook. Typically it is served at room temperature but it is best if everything is freshly prepared and still slightly warm but not hot. The word Gado-Gado simply means "œmixed-up."
By Tom Johnston-O'Neill
A Southern India Hindu Wedding
Last updated by tjon on 08/30/2008 12:00 AM (Read: 10309 times)
This article describes wedding customs and rituals celebrated by Tamil Brahmin families in southern India. My name is Lakshmi Appachar and my family follows the Brahmin tradition. The pictures shown in this article are actually from my own wedding which took place recently. Writing this article enabled me to relive a very important and pleasurable event of my life and it also gave me an opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of the significance of many of the rituals.
By Lakshmi Appachar
Culture Cottages of Balboa Park
Last updated by tjon on 08/30/2008 12:00 AM (Read: 10804 times)
One of San Diego's unique treasures that has escaped the notice of many of the city's residents are the International Cottages of the House of Pacific Relations (HPR) in Balboa Park. Balboa Park has the distinction of being the nation's largest urban cultural park, the home of fifteen museums, the Organ Pavilion and the San Diego Zoo, and is visited by hundreds of thousands of San Diegans and tourists each year. Yet many long-time residents are unaware of the many programs and opportunities provided by the HPR cottages, located off Presidents Way at the South end of Balboa Park.
By Shanti Hofshi
Photos by Emily Johnston-O'Neill
Little India in San Diego!
Last updated by tjon on 08/28/2008 12:07 PM (Read: 12267 times)
Located just on Black Mountain Rd. a block north of Miramar Rd. is a group of restaurants and stores that have become a haven for South Asians and anyone else who enjoys Indian food and culture.
By: Lakshmi Appachar
Photos by: Jayanth Mandayam
Spotlight: AFS International Exchange Student Programs
Last updated by tjon on 08/27/2008 05:16 PM (Read: 2595 times)
AFS is one of the largest volunteer-based organizations of its kind in the world with more than 30,000 volunteers worldwide and more than 8,000 in the U.S. AFS specializes in exchange programs for high school students and young adults. AFS brings young people from all over the world to study in America and provides opportunities to American students to live and study abroad.
By Michele Silverthorn
Community Development Specialist AFS-USA
San Diego's Chicano Park
Last updated by tjon on 08/27/2008 03:59 PM (Read: 3476 times)
If you've never visited San Diego's Chicano Park, you might imagine that it is just another typical park; grass and trees, playgrounds and picnic tables, weekend gatherings of families and friends. However, unlike other parks, Chicano Park is steeped in a profound socio-political history of Chicano life in our city.
By Jordan Tresham and Tom Johnston-O'Neill
Photos by Shimona Carvalho
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