Announcement, News

Scholarship Application Now OPEN for residents of Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia Pennsylvania and North Carolina

Established in 1967, the America Nepal Society (ANS) is one of the oldest non-profit organizations that has been serving the Nepalese expatriates and friends of Nepal since its inception; and has been working for charitable, literary and educational activities. The objectives of ANS includes fostering greater knowledge and understanding of literature, arts, cultures, values, manners, social customs, and other facts of diversities and similarities among Americans and Nepalese in the USA.

ANS is proud to announce the Annual ANS- Binod/Sabirti Mainali Scholarship for year 2015. This scholarship is dedicated to Binod and Sabitri Mainali for their lifelong dedication to their family and community.

This scholarship is open to High School seniors of Nepalese origins who are residents of Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia Pennsylvania and North Carolina. The purpose of this scholarship is to embolden High School seniors of Nepalese origin who excel academically, show leadership among peers, and make a positive impact within Nepalese community.

Details:

Deadline: March 31st, 2015 Award(s): $2000 and $1000 for runner up

Renewable: Non-renewable Visit : http://www.ans-mainalifund.org

Requirements (Must meet ALL Criteria) Class Year: High School Senior Residency: Resident of Virginia, Maryland or District of Columbia, Pennsylvania & North Carolina Origin: Nepalese Origin Grade: Minimum unweighted CGPA of 3.0 Enrollment: Plan to enroll as a 1st year college student in an accredited college/university Winners are chosen by a selection committee made up of five members. The decision is based on the submitted application, recommendation letters, and essay.

MAILING ADDRESS

ANS – Binod & Sabitri Mainali Scholarship

PO Box: 1718 Centreville, VA 20122

 

Please join “ANA Special Assembly and Meeting of the Minds” Washington DC, Saturday, March 14, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sunday, March 15, 9:00 AM to 1:00

Announcement

Please joinANA Special Assembly and Meeting of the Minds

Date/Time

Washington DC, Saturday, March 14, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sunday, March 15, 9:00 AM to 1:00

Hotel information:

Best Western Battlefield Inn 10820 Balls Ford Road Manassas, VA 20109

Phone: 703-361-8000 Ask for ANA special rate while booking your room ($79 a night).

 

Respected International/National/Regional/State/Student organizations Presidents/Community Leaders and the Nepalese community of NASeA Region and Beyond,

Respected Editors Online/TV/Print Media around the Globe,

Greetings from NASeA!

 

On behalf of NASeA’s External Relations Committee, I take this pleasure to invite you all to the Association of Nepalis in the Americas (ANA) “ANA Special Assembly and Meeting of the Minds” event in Washington DC area to be held on March 14-15, 2015. Please find the detail press release below forwarded by ANA President Roger Adhikari.

 

With this note, I kindly request you all to spread the news and together let us all participate and be the part of 2-days business meeting “ANA Special Assembly and Meeting of the Minds” and give consistency to ANA proud past in best serving our community at large.

 

As you all know NASeA takes pride in communicating the activities and news of her partner organizations, International/National/Regional/State/Student and Community organizations of our region and would like to extend the cooperation and build the working relations between the organisations abiding her By-Laws.

Let us all be part of ANA mission and best represent and serve our Nepalis American community here is USA and beyond. 

 

Always for the community,

 

With Respect,

Bimal Nepal

Executive Vice President, NASeA

Chair, External Relations Committee, NASeA

Member, ANA

https://naseaonline.org/

Nepal’s Pride: Lord Buddha and Mt. Everest 

नेपाली राजदुताबास वाशिंगटन डिसीको प्रेस बिज्ञप्ति‏

Pressrelease

Great Talk! Dr. Shankar Sharma Sunday, February 8, 2015 Time: 11:00 AM EST (605) 562-0020; ID: 122-152-689

The Public Relations Committee of  Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

Extends a cordial invitation to the interactive program with:

His Excellency Former Ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Time: 11:00 AM EST

Conference Call Phone No. (605) 562-0020; ID: 122-152-689.

Theme: Life as a diplomat and beyond: An envoy reflects on the current politics and life in Nepal

Dr. Sharma is a globally renowned diplomat from Nepal. He has served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States earlier. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii. He was the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Nepal from 2002 to 2006.

Before joining the National Planning Commission as a Member in 1997, he worked as a Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Nepal; Senior Economist in the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; and a Fellow in the East-West Center, Hawaii. He also served as a Professor of Economics in the Centre for Economic Development and Administration, Tribhuvan University. Dr. Sharma was a lead consultant to the Constitution Committee on “Distribution of Natural Resources, Economic Rights and Public Revenue” in helping to draft the new Constitution of Nepal.

Dr. Sharma has much expertise at the grass-roots level as he has been an international consultant in Laos, Bhutan, and India. He also worked as a consultant expert in a number of national and international agencies including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and UNDP. Dr. Sharma was also an editor to ASEAN Economic Bulletin and a consultant editor to Hydrocarbon Asia, both published from Singapore for about seven years. Currently Dr. Sharma serves as a Team Leader in a project on Federalism sponsored by the Government of Nepal and UNDP. He is a good friend of NASeA and has appeared frequently in this program and conventions.

Please do not miss out this important interactive session with Dr. Sharma. Following his talk, he will take questions.

Moderator:
Nar Kaji Gurung, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAN
Associate Professor of Animal Sciences at Tuskegee University, Alabama and

Chair, Public Relationships Committee, NASeA

Phone: 334-727-8457 Email: nkgurung2002@yahoo.ca