“American Corner” in Jaffna
A cultural corner named as ‘American Corner’ has been established in Jaffna by the United States Embassy in Sri Lanka. The new Center will help people to tap educational opportunities, knowledge and information technology.
The U.S. Ambassador in Sri Lanka Ms. Patricia Butenis had said that “The American Corner” is much more than a small library where people can read books, magazines, or current newspapers, and it will be a place that will connect Jaffna with the rest of Sri Lanka, and with the world.
She has also said that through digital video conferences, the Jaffna public can now interact with American scholars or business leaders in New York, Los Angeles, or Washington D.C.
The United States has a larger ‘American Centre’ in capital Colombo, and ‘American Corners’ in Kandy, and Oluvil.
The Ambassador has also said that they will engage young people via the internet, web casts, and programming to develop their communication and leadership skills, and their online database. English language library collection, regularly scheduled book clubs and film screenings will provide educational and cultural resources to both children and adults, and has expressed hope that the American Corner will quickly become a vibrant community center, and provide a space for dialogue between Sri Lankans and Americans.(niz)
Source: Government News Portal
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Not bad but i don’t think this is the real purposed of opening AMARICAN CONER in Jaffna if you monitor them very closely you will find some other business organizing Also they will collect information about our military and last war. I had chance of visiting one of the AMERICAN house I was surprise with what they are doing in side the House………………………..
Mangala is correct. The US imperialists real objective is to brain wash Tamil citizens with American propaganda and disinformation re China as they fear rise of Chinese influence in SL and SE Asia. They fear USA will be knocked out from the position of power in SE Asia by China. USA want to dominate the world and exploit the resources of other countries for their benefit. They do very little for the countries they exploited in return. Just as they exploited African and Asian nations from 17th C onwards and even enslaved Africans to work in their plantations in USA, a new form of colonisation and enslavement is continued in SE Asia and other small nations. We have to be united against this and reject them. ‘American Corner’ in Jaffna is a foothold in SL for their neo colonisation through US propaganda and disinformation, to rouse Tamil sentiments against the GOSL and to encourage Tamil nationalism. ‘Divide and rule is their policy’.
Kappanna Beri Atha Ibbinna Hadannawa.
Dont let the US to open an American corner in Jaffna. It may create some problems between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil ethnic group in a long term basis.
Mohamed Shareef Asees
The Tamils need all the help they can get. They are not getting anything from the GoSL so why not from the US. I am sure the US will not kill , murder and rape likr the SLA.
a real boon to jaffna . young people to improve their english,watch english movies and get to know people from all walks of life,one regret ,keep the a/c on otherwise like a furnace. forget what these southerners always allege.they are in a defeatist mentality. they should be magnanimous,otherwise soon they are bound to regret.