

Welcome to hungarianpresence.ca - the website of the Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation. This site is dedicated to the Hungarian experience in a culturally diverse Canada.
In conversation with …
... is a series of first-person encounters with Canadians and their links to Hungarian culture, things, and ideas. It presents an eclectic mix of conversations with people of all ages and from all walks of life. Each conversation is presented as a readable article that also contains audio clips.
Welcome to the new series In conversation with …
Oliver Botar - a child of ’56.
Ratna Omidvar – on immigration and refugees

Flight to Freedom: The Canadian Refugee Experience Since 1957 / Fuir vers la liberté : l'expérience des réfugiés au Canada depuis 1957
A Canada 150 conference, October 21-23 2017
Media Advisory
Does Canada still see itself as a protector of refugees?
Selected Highlights
Saying good-bye to George Jonas
Hungarian Studies Association of Canada 30th Anniversary Conference
Oliver Botar brings László Moholy-Nagy back to Berlin
Discussion about “The Notebook,” a film adaptation of Agota Kristof’s novel “Le grand cahier”
Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation board discusses upcoming programs
Montreal Hungarian community unveils WWI internment plaque
Tavi Weisz’s solo exhibition in Ottawa
Arrogance or Bias; a conversation with Andrew Griffith
The 2013 Hungarian intern in Canada
Natalie Feheregyhazi and Toronto’s Apuka Theatre rework a classic Strindberg play
@ the Edge. The 2013 conference of the Hungarian Studies Association of Canada
Translating Canada in Central Europe
Still looking for the other half - Tamas Dobozy on his literary life after Siege 13
"New Lives” – an exhibition of 50 portraits of Hungarian Canadians
The 2012 Hungarian intern in Canada
Tamàs Dobozy wins the 2012 Rogers Writers Trust Award
World Refugee Day 2012: An honour at a difficult time
Canadian documentary film on Roma
Picking up the threads: Anna Torma's Bagatelles
A Fiery Soul – The Life and Theatrical Times of John Hirsch
CHEF’s first Hungarian intern in Canada
Moncton's Teréz Rétfalvi has some unfinished business
Olympian Gabor Csepregi in his element
Dr John Bienenstock inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Hungarian Studies Association of Canada conference May 28-30th 2011 in Fredericton
Liszt bicentenary: Alan Walker and Valerie Tryon in Fredericton, May 28th 2011
Hungarian pianist Tamas Erdi at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory on May 24th 2011
Kati Agócs and Winnipeg’s New Music Festival
George Payerle in his own words
It’s all about the collaboration: Nina Czegledy’s boundary crossing approach to visual art
Leslie Dan receives Honorary Doctorate from York University
From the Archives
Government of Canada recognizes 1956 Hungarian refugees as part of Canada's national history
Governor General's State Visit to Hungary and Central Europe
Tibor Fekete, petroleum engineer and philanthropist
Oliver Botar’s book on Weininger wins award
Great performances by Canadian Hungarians in sports
Gabor Szilasi wins Governor General’s Award for Visual Arts
Joe Kertes’s latest book Gratitude wins award
The Sopron Division of Forestry in Canada”, new article by Professor Emeritus Antal Kozak
Recollections about coming to Canada
Essay and Video Competition on the Immigrant Experience
Recognition for Dr Gabor Maté of Vancouver
Exclusive interview with Canada's Ambassador to Hungary
Hungary’s Ambassador on Canada-Hungary Relations Today
Alanis and other Canadian musicians in Budapest
Olympic champion Valerie Gyenge's books are work in progress
Professor Marlene Kadar's latest book
Jacqueline D’Amboise remembers George Faludy
Interview with Professor Imre Szeman, University of Alberta
Canada's Hungarians in the 2006 Census
John Robert Colombo’s Hungarian connection
Listen to Gabor Finta’s Sinfonietta Canadiana Montage
Interview with Judy Young-Drache
Vancouver Csárdás Hungarian Children’s Dance Group
Read about the 1956 anniversary in Canada
From the Water Polo Pool to the Troubled Streets of Peshawar: The Canadian-Hungarian Connection
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through its Canadian Culture Online program.
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