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May 2020
April 2020
China Daily celebrates Chinese cities supporting their twinned US sister cities over COVID-19
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202004/22/WS5e9fbcb6a3105d50a3d18050.html
January 2020
New Journal & Guide announces Young Artists Showcase winners NJG – YAYA Winners 2020
July 2019
Kitakyushu, Japan and Norfolk, VA celebrate 60 years of twinning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUhHlIGmcI
Kitayushu, Japan and Norfolk, VA celebrate 60th years of sister city twinning https://youtu.be/_FVGe68FiQE
Our German exchange in the news https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/audience-nsca-wilhelmshaven-exchange-students/
June 2019
Our new Board President http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ODN/virginianpilot/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=VIRGINIANPILOT%2F2019%2F06%2F23&entity=Ar11901&sk=78A1C0F1&mode=text
April 2019
6th Annual PassPORT to Norfolk’s Sister Cities, Cruising Around the World
https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/audience-6th-annual-passport-celebration/1892380218
March 2019
Young Artists Showcase 2019 winners https://pilotonline.com/news/local/education/public-schools/article_54510084-2642-11e9-8b02-f39526f9a6a2.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
November 2018
NPS Channel 47 highlights International Education Week at the Academy of International Studies at Rosemont – see from minute 10:57 https://youtu.be/iIec5hl4LoY
August 2018
Norfolk County, England and Smartmouth Brewery in the news
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-day-usa-virginia-craft-beer-collaboration-1-5648912
July 2018
Six students participated in our first inbound exchange with our Philippines sister city, Cagayan de Oro
http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1011063
April 2018
5th Annual PassPORT to Norfolk’s Sister Cities https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_9278f1a2-3cd5-11e8-82ca-078aaaca4278.html
News Archive
Recent News
April 2020
China Daily celebrates Chinese cities supporting their twinned US sister cities over COVID-19
January 2020
New Journal & Guide announces Young Artists Showcase winners NJG – YAYA Winners 2020
July 2019
Kitakyushu, Japan and Norfolk, VA celebrate 60 years of twinning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUhHlIGmcI
Kitayushu, Japan and Norfolk, VA celebrate 60th years of sister city twinning https://youtu.be/_FVGe68FiQE
Our German exchange in the news https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/audience-nsca-wilhelmshaven-exchange-students/
June 2019
Our new Board President http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ODN/virginianpilot/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=VIRGINIANPILOT%2F2019%2F06%2F23&entity=Ar11901&sk=78A1C0F1&mode=text
April 2019
6th Annual PassPORT to Norfolk’s Sister Cities, Cruising Around the World
https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/audience-6th-annual-passport-celebration/1892380218
March 2019
Young Artists Showcase 2019 winners https://pilotonline.com/news/local/education/public-schools/article_54510084-2642-11e9-8b02-f39526f9a6a2.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
November 2018
NPS Channel 47 highlights International Education Week at the Academy of International Studies at Rosemont – see from minute 10:57 https://youtu.be/iIec5hl4LoY
August 2018
Norfolk County, England and Smartmouth Brewery in the news
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-day-usa-virginia-craft-beer-collaboration-1-5648912
July 2018
Six students participated in our first inbound exchange with our Philippines sister city, Cagayan de Oro
http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1011063
April 2018
5th Annual PassPORT to Norfolk’s Sister Cities https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_9278f1a2-3cd5-11e8-82ca-078aaaca4278.html
News Archive
2017
- Links to the WWII MacArthur Episode of ABS-CBN’s Arangkada. The program is in the Bisayan Language. https://www.facebook.com/601641183219529/videos/1449119198471719/
- https://www.facebook.com/601641183219529/videos/1448812285169077/
- https://www.facebook.com/601641183219529/videos/1448591351857837/
- Cagayan de Oro, Philippines thanks Norfolk Sister City Association delegates for attending 75th Diamond Jubilee celebration of MacArthur’s Break Through http://www.kagay-an.com/memorable-magical-moments-visitors-laud-general-macarthur-week-experience/
2016
November 2016
The Compass section of the Virginian-Pilot celebrates the 40th anniversary of Norfolk Sister City Association http://pilotonline.com/news/local/all-in-the-family-sister-city-association-brings-the-world/article_41c25a34-5fb2-5943-9c6f-9514e1ad10bc.html
October 29, 2016
Young Global Citizens Program on Kochi, India provided to students at the Academy of International Studies at Rosemont http://www.13newsnow.com/features/norfolk-students-discover-indian-culture/344185109
July 31, 2016
Soiree en Blanc 2016 http://pilotonline.com/news/norfolk-group-plans-soiree-en-blanc-for-august-le-d/article_4c01ee22-18b9-5a20-8735-3d76b2cd7058.html
July 2016
New ABAHR Board of Directors for July 2016- June 2017
June 2016
SCI Award Press Release
March 2016
PassPORT Norfolk Preview https://youtu.be/rrW4VNyeGm0
January 2016
- 2016 AIL and Honorees
- 2016 Officers & new Board members
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