CATALAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA IN NEW YORK CITY

Today, The Grandma has visited her compatriots in New York City. She has visited the Catalan Institute of America where she has met Mary Ann Newman, and she has spent a wonderful day explaining and listening to common cultural stories. 

Later, she has visited the International Office of Catalonia in New York to work about future business and investments.

The Catalan Institute of America is a non-profit membership organization working to celebrate Catalan culture, language, and heritage in New York City and beyond.

Since its inception, the Catalan Institute of America has been a meeting point for everyone who has an interest in Catalan language and culture in the United States and has been instrumental in creating a visible Catalan presence in the New York area.

The Catalan Institute of America works hard to foster a sense of community among Catalan-Americans and Catalan expatriates, provides guidance for newly arrived Catalans in the United States, and is proud to sponsor regular Catalan language courses.

More information: Catalan Institute of America

Mary Ann Newman is the director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the US. 

She is a translator, editor, and occasional writer on Catalan culture. She has translated a novel and a short story collection by Quim Monzó, essays by Xavier Rubert de Ventós, and a collection of poems by Josep Carner.

She graduated from New York University's Washington Square College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 1985, she graduated with a doctorate from New York University.

As of 2019, her latest translation is Private Life by Josep Maria de Sagarra, published by Archipelago Books. She was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi.

More information: El Nacional

I think we'll be around for another 100 years,

or 200, if the planet lasts!

Mary Ann Newman