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Africa

African Trade and Information Center
P.O. Box 320636
Hartford, CT 06112

Contact: Mohamoud David Ahmed
Phone: (860) 246-4945
Email: mdahmed@ni.net
 

Function: Holds seminars regarding business in Africa.  Exports/Imports to and from Africa.  Advice on where to trade in Africa.
 

Alumni African-American Chapter of University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Contact: Aaron Masthay, Assistant Director
Phone: (860) 768-4357

E-mail: alumni@hartford.edu

  

Function: Provides a representation of ethnic clubs at the University of Hartford.

 

BUSINESSES
  

Shona Gallery
290 Pratt Street, 3rd Floor
Meriden, CT 06450

Contact: Stephen Loitz
Phone (203) 238-2655

E-mail: shona@shonagallery.com

 

Function: Provides African art crafts

Bosnia

Selzas European Grocery
 452 Franklin Avenue
 Hartford, CT  06114
 Owners: Fahrudin and Selva Custovic
Phone:(860) 296-5182
 

Bosnia Video and Grocery

3901/2 Franklin Avenue

Hartford, CT 06114

Owner: Hanna

Phone: (860) 296-2245

 

Artists Without Borders

130 Englewood Avenue

West Hartford, CT 06110

Contact: Mensur Begic

Phone: (860) 748-3320

E-mail: begicmensur@aol.com  

 

Brazil


Aliança Brasileira
1718 Park Street
Hartford, CT  06106
Phone:(860) 236-0788
E-mail: contact@aliancabrasileira.org
Website: www.aliancabrasileira.org
 
Function: The Aliança Brasileira nos Estados Unidos, ABE (Brazilian Alliance in the United States), is a nonpartisan and nonprofit community based organization, which carries a humanitarian philosophy, and whose goals are to dedicate to advancing and improving the well-being and quality of public life of the Brazilians living in the United States. The ABE mission is to establish collaborative teamwork with national and international community agencies, religious groups, legal and educational services at a micro/ macro level in order help improve the living conditions of the Brazilian population living in the U.S. and consequently overseas.

 Shaheen Brazilian Cultural Center
1911 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106

Cambodia

Asian Family Services

1921 Park Street

Hartford, CT 06106

Contact: Vichhnyka Shelto, Director

Phone: (860) 951-8770

 

Function: Assists Asian refugee and immigrant populations in their adjustment to life in the U.S.

 

Khmer Health Advocates

29 Shadow Lane

West Hartford, CT 06110

Contact: Theanvy Kuoch

Phone: (860) 561-3345

Fax: (860) 561-3538

E-mail: theanvy@aol.com

 

Function: Provides treatment for Cambodian victims of torture.

 

Caribbean

 

Barbados American Society of Hartford, Inc.
126 Homestead Avenue
Hartford, CT 06112
Phone: (860) 241-0558

Guyanese American Cultural Association of Hartford  
P.O. Box 1554
Hartford, CT 06143

Contact: Walter Benjamin, President
Phone: (860) 242-0378

E-mail: wlbctfs@snet.net

 

Function: Promotes Guyanese culture. Youth group activities, dance troupe, Miss Guyana CT and scholarships. Educational trips to United Nations and Washington D.C.  Health programs for elderly. Outreach to other Guyanese who are new arrivals to America

 

West Indian Foundation
1229 Albany Ave.
Hartford, CT 06112
Contact: Keith L. Carr, Sr.
Phone: (860) 241-0379

 

Function: Cultural, social, and educational activities

West Indian Social Club of Hartford, Inc.
3340 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06120
Phone: (860) 247-5659 

E-mail: WestIndianSocialClub@yahoo.com

 

Function: Social organization for West Indian nationals

 

China


 Chinese Language School of Greater Hartford
P.O. Box 1205

Simsbury, CT  06070
Contact: Jung-Jung Su
Phone: (860) 651-3624

E-mail: jungjungsu@comcast.net
 
Function: A non-profit organization that aspires to extend the Chinese language and culture to the Connecticut and Massachusetts community.
 

Chinese Cultural Center
P.O. Box 380825
East Hartford, CT 06138

Contact: Fung Zao

Phone: (860) 547-6734

E-mail: fungzao@yahoo.com

 

Function: Offers a wide variety of cultural events and social activities, as well as educational and cultural programs
China Communications Center
44 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
Contact: Mr. Feng Zhuo
Phone (860) 677-6669

 

Function: Translation/Interpretation

 

Chinese Cultural Exchange
P.O. Box 271333
West Hartford, CT 06127
Contact: Mrs. Ming Hua He
Phone: (860) 523-9797

E-mail: info@MingsChina.com

 

Function: Conducts a wide range of activities dedicated to promoting cultural understanding.  Also provides assistance with Chinese adoptions.

 

 

Last update: February 14, 2008