nordstjernan The Swedish Newspaper of America
Published by Swedish News. Volume 143 No. 19, November 15, 2015. Price per copy $2.50
‘Swedish’ Island in the Caribbean
Sweden, Page 2, 3
Swedes on Yellow Boats are saving emigrants lives / A lot of red tape is slowing down progress to get heated tents for refugees / No one in Europe speaks English better than the Swedes / Swedish Americans star in a reality series / Prince Daniel shares his thoughts on his job and his family.
Viewpoint, Page 3
Escalating crime in Sweden is evidence that integration isn’t working.
Dashboard, Page 10, 11
The owner of a fishing reel company taught King Carl Gustaf’s fiancee (the future Queen) how to fish nearly 40 years ago.
Two Swedish Heroines Ted Olsson, San Francisco ted@nordstjernan.com
The resemblance between the lives of two women, born 300 years apart, is striking. And we have the silver screen to thank for their examples - in years of legendary acting and in a new film - all expressions of their liberating destinies, their lives and talent, and why they are national icons in their own right. Here is part 1 of 2, continued in the next issue. Ezra Pound proclaimed artists to be “the antennae of the race.” It is interesting how film alerts us to new dilemmas or ironically shows us that dilemmas of earlier generations are not our own; we have new ones. Drama and film immerse us somewhat like a Greek chorus into an alternative situation where we can observe and learn – in this case, from a character Continued on page 3
Page 14, 15 Swedish Christmas around America. /Page 14
In Brief, Page 3
Sweden to upgrade presence in New York, opens a paid consulate general.
Local Events, Page 12, 13
Special entertainment and art, created just for the event, are highlights for the annual Christmas Ball in New York / Two SVEA scholarships are awarded to women to promote Swedish culture. Ingrid Bergman, In Her Own Words. Image: Wesleyan Cinema Archive
Study in Sweden
After being an exchange student in Sigtuna, Sweden for one semester, Amanda Robison always had one thing to say to anyone wondering about studying abroad: Even if it isn’t wonderful, it’s an amazing, life changing experience — do it. (Her semester in Sweden was in fact wonderful, and she wished she had signed up for the entire year.) Now studying in a foreign country isn’t so complicated, sometimes mandatory for a college degree. In Swedish universities, where a few classes are offered in English, it’s very easy to study for just one semester — or for an entire undergraduate or graduate program. Nordstjernan’s intern abroad shares some enticing information about / Page 9 the world-class education that beckons in Sweden.
Sports, Page 19
Unexpected winner of the Allsvenskan: IFK Norrköping came from nowhere to claim its 13th Swedish football crown.
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Photo: Karin Seastone Stern
A.S.S.Cultural Grant awardee Hanne Stovring
Photo: Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock
The Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy, once a Swedish colony, is still a popular destination for vacationing Swedes. The lighthouse and old cannon sit atop Gustavia Harbor, named after the 18th century Swedish King Gustav III. /Page 7
This Week, Page 12