The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages is a complex of cottages in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, they currently house 34 groups that "promote multicultural goodwill and understanding through educational and cultural programs".[1] Groups that do not have their own cottage meet in the nearby Hall of Nations.[2] The United Nations Association of San Diego operates separately out of the neighboring United Nations Building.[3]
In 2021, the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages expanded, adding nine new cottages for Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, Peru, India, Korea, Palestine, Turkey, and the Chamorros (indigenous people of the Mariana Islands).[4]
Cottages
[edit]Current cottages
[edit]There are 31 cultures represented in the park represented by 30 cottages.[5] Prior to 1992, Czechoslovakia was represented as a single cottage, and since its partition, both cultures still share the same cottage.[6] The current 30 cottages are:[7]
House of Chamorros
House of China
House of Colombia
House of Czech and Slovak Republics
House of Denmark
House of England
House of Finland
House of France
House of Germany
House of Hungary
House of India
House of Iran
House of Ireland
House of Israel
House of Italy
House of Korea
House of Mexico
House of Norway
House of Palestine
House of Panama
House of Peru
House of the Philippines
House of Poland
House of Puerto Rico
House of Scotland
House of Spain
House of Sweden
House of Turkey
House of Ukraine
House of USA
Groups without cottages
[edit]The Hall of Nations Building has been used on a rotating basis by member nations who don’t presently have a cottage; several times a year, these groups host the Hall of Nations. Currently, the four groups that are currently pending house status are:
Former cottages
[edit]Some member nations suffer from dwindling membership and lack of interest. Due to this, some houses have been dissolved by their members. These are:
References
[edit]- ^ "House of Pacific Relations International Cottages - Balboa Park". balboapark.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "More International Cottages Coming to Balboa Park". NBC 7 San Diego. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "United Nations - San Diego". Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "Historic opening of new cottages in Balboa Park!". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "HPR - Home Page". Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Czech and Slovak Cottage - About". Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Countries Represented". Archived from the original on 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "House of Lebanon". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Join Us at The House of Pakistan Booth!". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Houses Of Israel & Palestine Coexist In Balboa Park's International Cottages". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Explore Serbia - Serbian Day". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "House of Somalia". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "House of Argentina". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "House of Austria". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Monthly Meetings". Retrieved 2024-07-22.
External links
[edit]Media related to House of Pacific Relations - International Cottages at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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