UMD is thrilled to announce our 5th year class of the Birthright Macedonia program, in partnership with our local partner – the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation – that kicked off on Friday, June 28, 2019, with an opening ceremony at Porta Makedonija (Macedonia Gate). Nine young Macedonians – Marija Anevska, Nicole Krings, Evan Nitchov, Luka Petrusevski, Anastasia Stojcev, Stefani…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is thrilled to announce that Congressman Steve Chabot (Republican-Ohio’s 1st Congressional District) has officially joined the bi-partisan Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian-Americans. The Macedonia Caucus is dedicated to maintaining and strengthening a positive and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and Macedonia. UMD is pleased to see the Caucus grow one more member…
People of all backgrounds came together to celebrate the inspirational collection of poems in Moral Compass by Author Erika Teneva on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the UMD office in Washington, D.C. A native-born Macedonian, Erika moved with her family at a young age to the United States. Eager to relearn her background, her Macedonian heritage, and her mother tongue,…
UMD is pleased to introduce our five new Summer 2019 International Policy and Diplomacy Fellows – Taylor Clark, Nicole Fisher, Mathew Gutmann, Victoria Pollock, and Jacob Ramos – who will be interning at the UMD global headquarters in Washington, D.C. through mid-August. Since 2008, UMD has hosted over 90 undergraduate and graduate students interested in Macedonia, Southeast Europe, U.S. foreign…
It is truly telling of the toxic behavior that still festers in the shadow of the Prespa Agreement, especially when university students are caught in the crossfire. Greek nationalists, misguided and fervent, seem to be under the impression that the Prespa Agreement is a blanket guarantee against any grievance that Greek groups concoct over their continued denial of the Macedonian…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) congratulates Macedonia’s Handball Club Vardar for winning the 2019 VELUX European Handball Federation Champions League trophy, beating Hungary’s Veszprém 27:24. Vardar entered the Sunday finals after eliminating Barcelona 29:27 on Saturday, despite being 7 goals behind at halftime. Thousands turned up in Macedonia Square in Skopje yesterday to watch the final game and celebrate victory…
For the past month, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) proudly announced the winners of its 5th Annual Macedonian Diaspora’s 40 under 40 List! With these Awards, UMD recognizes the talent, the accomplishments, the potential and the pride in their Macedonian heritage of these 40 honorees and all under the age of 40. Blaze Arizanov Sasho Bitove Zvonko Blazevski Yane Coceski…
Over the span of 3 months, Generation M’s team of young leaders, 4 of which who will be participating this year, and 5+ alumni held Birthright Macedonia Info Sessions in their respective cities in Australia, Canada, and the U.S. to spark interest and answer burning questions from participant hopefuls. The alumni showcased how this amazing experience has shaped them and…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is proud to announce the final 10 winners of its 5th Annual Macedonian Diaspora’s 40 under 40 List! With these Awards, UMD recognizes the talent, the accomplishments, the potential and the pride in their Macedonian heritage of these 40 honorees and all under the age of 40. “Macedonians are hard working people and have and…
UMD loaned three Macedonian items to be on display in the Map Room of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus where the traffic in April 2019 was over 25,000 people. The items we loaned were: Lavish earrings with Doves, from the village of Trebenishte, near the third oldest lake in the world, Lake Ohrid, #Macedonia. They are from the 2nd Century…
We recently came across a 122-page pdf document of sheet music of traditional and popular Macedonian folksongs entitled Makedonski Biseri. We are unsure of the author or publisher, and if anyone has an idea, please e-mail info@umdiaspora.org. You can download it by clicking HERE. Enjoy!
The confusion caused by the new Tax and Jobs Act of 2017 brought about changes for taxpayers which prevented many supporters of UMD from making a charitable contribution to a cause they believed in and wanted to support. Two of the more important changes included the doubling of the standard deduction amount and the reduction or elimination of the mortgage…