House of Pacific Relations International Cottages explained

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

Current cottages

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]

Groups without cottages

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

Some member nations suffer from dwindling membership and lack of interest. Due to this, some houses have been dissolved by their members. These are:

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: House of Pacific Relations International Cottages - Balboa Park. balboapark.org. 24 June 2019. 4 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504080958/https://www.balboapark.org/attractions/international-cottages. live.
  2. Web site: More International Cottages Coming to Balboa Park. NBC 7 San Diego. 2019-12-29. 2019-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229034434/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/international-cottages-balboa-park-house-of-pacific-relations/145330/. live.
  3. Web site: United Nations - San Diego. 2019-12-29. 2019-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915072133/http://www.sdhpr.org/Countries/UN.html. live.
  4. Web site: Historic opening of new cottages in Balboa Park!. 2024-07-22.
  5. Web site: HPR - Home Page. 2024-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20231227140107/https://www.sdhpr.org/ . 2023-12-27 .
  6. Web site: Czech and Slovak Cottage - About. 2020-11-30.
  7. Web site: Countries Represented. 2024-07-22. 2024-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715050723/https://sdhpr.org/countries.html. live.
  8. Web site: House of Lebanon. 2024-07-22.
  9. Web site: Join Us at The House of Pakistan Booth!. 2024-07-22.
  10. Web site: Houses Of Israel & Palestine Coexist In Balboa Park’s International Cottages. 2024-07-22.
  11. Web site: Explore Serbia - Serbian Day. 2024-07-22.
  12. Web site: House of Somalia. 2024-07-22.
  13. Web site: House of Argentina. 2024-07-22. live.
  14. Web site: House of Austria. 2020-07-22. live.
  15. Web site: Monthly Meetings. 2024-07-22.

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