Volume 6 - December Ethnicities Magazine
December finally arrived, and this month brings for you the last issue of Ethnicities Magazine for this great year 2016. Please enjoy all the interesting topics we have in this issue for you about health, intersting and inspiring stories, about our afropanamanian gastronomoy and more. I invite you to read it from page one till the end, I guarantee you that everything your read will benefit you and all those around you. I want to specially thank our writers that every month send us interesting topics to share with Ethnicities Magazine readership. Please enjoy it and share with your family and friends. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
December finally arrived, and this month brings for you the last issue of Ethnicities Magazine for this great year 2016. Please enjoy all the interesting topics we have in this issue for you about health, intersting and inspiring stories, about our afropanamanian gastronomoy and more.
I invite you to read it from page one till the end, I guarantee you that everything your read will benefit you and all those around you.
I want to specially thank our writers that every month send us interesting topics to share with Ethnicities Magazine readership.
Please enjoy it and share with your family and friends.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
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Panama<br />
BRIEF HISTORY<br />
BY PROF. VERONICA D. FORTE<br />
vforte12samaap@gmail.com<br />
The West Indian Museum of Panama was<br />
inaugurated on <strong>December</strong> 22, 1980 as a<br />
tribute to the Caribbean immigrants who<br />
came to Panama for the construction of<br />
the railroad and the Panama Canal. This<br />
museum was established in the building<br />
formerly known as the Christian Mission<br />
Church which was founded in 1910. This<br />
museum, as most of the museums in<br />
Panama, is administrated by the Historical<br />
Heritage of the National Institute of Culture<br />
(PH – INAC).<br />
The budget allotted by the Government<br />
was never enough to adequately maintain<br />
the museum. Out of this concern the<br />
idea of forming the Society of Friends<br />
of the West Indian Museum of Panama<br />
(SAMAAP) arose. SAMAAP is a non-profit<br />
civic association fostering a community<br />
interest in the project of the Museum as<br />
well as the promotion of the Caribbean or<br />
afro-descendant culture in Panama.<br />
SAMAAP was founded on March 24, 1981 and its<br />
Board of Directors is renewed every two years. The<br />
annual activities of the Organization include the Great<br />
West Indian Fair on Saturday and Sunday of Carnival,<br />
activities in honor of the Black Ethnic Group during the<br />
month of May, the commemoration of the anniversary<br />
of the Panama Canal in August, various activities<br />
raising funds in the months from October to <strong>December</strong><br />
and the celebration of the anniversary of the Museum<br />
on <strong>December</strong> 22nd. The Museum offers guided<br />
tours of the exhibit and in August carries out activities<br />
related to the construction of the Canal like photo<br />
exhibitions, lectures, contests with the participation of<br />
students from the primary and secondary schools.<br />
SAMAAP has been working closely with the West Indian<br />
Museum of Panama and the Panamanian community<br />
for 35 years.<br />
CULTURE AND ROOTS<br />
President: Prof. Veronica D. Forte - Cell. 6754-4929<br />
West Indian Museum of Panama - Tel. 501-4130 / 501-4131<br />
Location: Intersection of 24th Street East and Justo Arosemena Avenue, Panama City.<br />
Near the 5th of May Metro Station<br />
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br />
General admission: Adults: B /. 1.00 / Children: B /. 0.25 / School groups: B /. 5.00<br />
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