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Monday, June 25th 2012
Nigerian Youth
Organization Annual
Cookout
Sat., July 14, 2012 -4p
Franklin Park Playstead Field,
Boston, MA
Harvard Committee on
African Studies Summer
Teacher Workshop
Photo from our Latest Hakuna Sundays Fashion Edition (Education)
HAKUNA SUNDAYS
Scholars Lounge Bar
25 SCHOOL St
Boston -MA
On Sunday June 24th, 2012, our
latest edition of Hakuna
Sundays took place at Scholars
Lounge dowtown Boston. 40+
members from the African
Diaspora interested about
fashion attended and discovered
new african fashion designers
and their creations. Stay tuned
on our Facebook page for
photos.
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African Health Cup Annual
Soccer Tournament (Sport)
Sat., July 7, 2012
8am -8pm
Cawley Stadium 587 Douglas Road,
Lowell, MA 01852
Thurs. Fri. (9,10), August, 2012
CGIS Building,1730 Cambridge
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
The W.E.B. Du Bois
Institute for African and
African American Research
“When work Disappears”
(Work)
Thurs., August 16, 2012
5pm
Old Whaling Church 99 Main
Street, Edgartown, MA
HIGHLIGHT:
On Saturday, June 16th, two of
our management team attended
Lowell African Festival. There,
they met with entrepreneurs,
organization leaders as well as
the local press to discuss the
future of African in Boston
JOBS:
INTERNSHIP
Greentown Labs
Environment/Energy Interns
Local Boston Startups
(Summer Interns)
FULL TIME:
AFL Noyes Test and
Inspection
Open Positions: Engineering
and Marketing
TERADYNE
Open Positions: Software
Engineers, Hardware
Engineers, Electrical
Engineers
Searchpath Midwest
Open Positions: Product
Development Software
Engineers & more...
ANNONCEMENT:
Next Hakuna Sundays:
Sunday July 8th, 2012 at
6pm at Itadaki Lounge (269
Newbury St. Boston)
Join us for another exciting
event , come have a drink,
mingle .
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EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTs
Judith Bashala (right), a fashion designer
who showed her creation at our Hakuna
Sundays Fashion edition
Hakuna Sunday
Africans
in
Boston
networking mixer
WHEN: Sunday, July 8th, 2012
6pm-10pm
WHERE: Itadaki Lounge bar
269 Newbury Street – Boston,
MA
WHAT: Come meet great
people, have a drink or enjoy a
colorful playlist of our own for
our famous Hakuna Sundays.
Hakuna Sundays is a bi-weekly
social event for African students,
young
professionals,
entrepreneurs, business men
and women and friends of Africa
to network.
Hakuna Sundays is run by
Africans in Boston. If you are a
designer and hope to show your
creating or for more info please
contact:
Gladys T. (617) 470-1666
African Health Cup | Annual
Soccer Tournament
Sat. July 7, 2012 8am - 8pm
WHERE: Cawley Stadium | 587
Douglas Road,
Lowell, MA
01852
WHAT: African Health Cup is an
annual
soccer
tournament
focused on bringing the African
communities in Massachusetts
together to celebrate culture and
at the same time raise HIV
awareness. It is an innovative
way of combating HIV and the
stigma associated with disease
among African immigrants in
Massachusetts. Come and see
how Africans have united to fight
the fear. Participating teams:
Cameroon,
Kenya,
Ghana,
Liberia, Togo, Zambia, Ivory
Coast, South Africa, Guinea,
Cape Verde, Nigerian, and Sierra
Leone.
More info call 617-642-3429
Nigerian Youth
Organization Annual
Cookout
Sat., July 14, 2012 4p
WHERE: Franklin Park
Playstead Field, Boston, MA
WHAT: The Nigerian Youth
Organization is a organization
that promotes and supports
(Nigerian) youth community in
Boston and beyond to achieve
academic sucesss and essential
mentorship needed for growth
and leadership. Each summer
the NYO of Boston holds a
community
based
cookout
celebrating Nigerian culture .
More info contact Olawumi
A k i n w u m i :
[email protected]
Harvard
Committee
on
African Studies | Summer
Teacher Workshop
WHEN: Thur. August 9, 2012
Fri., August 10, 2012
WHERE: CGIS Building | 1730
Cambridge Street, Cambridge,
MA
WHAT: Are you a high school
teacher looking for new and
creative ways to incorporate
African Studies content into your
curriculum,? Save the date for
the Committee on African
Studies’
Summer
Teacher
Workshop to be held August
9-10, where you’ll be able to earn
PDP’s for your participation
More info. contact Elise Noel:
[email protected]
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AFRICANS IN BOSTON
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EVENTS
The W.E.B. Du Bois
Institute for African and
African American
Research
“When work Disappears”
Thur., August 16, 2012 5pm
WHERE: Old Whaling Church
99 Main Street, Edgartown,
MA
WHAT: The W.E.B. Du Bois
Institute for African and
African American Research –
The Hutchins Forum Martha’s
Vineyard Symposium – Hosted
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. –
Moderated by Charlayne
Hunter-Gault – Panelists to
include: David Simon, creator
of HBO’s “The Wire” | For more
information please contact
[email protected] Look out for ticket information
coming out soon.
INTERNSHIPS
Greentown Labs
Environment/Energy Interns
Please contact Jason Hanna
for internships –
www.greentownlabs.org
Local Boston Startups |
Summer Interns
strategies to increase sales and
win new business at new
accounts in the mid-range
marketplace. 5+ years
experience in sales/account
management experience
required. BS in Business or
Engineering required; MBA
preferred. Newly-created, high
visibility roles reporting to
VP-US Operations. Please
forward resume to
[email protected]
http://bostinno.com/2012/04/
05/19-local-startups-looking-fo
r-summer-interns-right-now/
JOB OPENINGS
AFL Noyes Test and
Inspection
Engineering and Marketing
Contact Africans in Boston |
[email protected] |
617.623.1413
Be part of a growing and
exciting business opportunity
with Noyes Test and Inspection
– Looking for Principal Level
Hardware and System
Engineers, Senior Level
Software Engineers, and Senior
Level Marketing Professionals
who are interested in leading
change, working a fun and fast
paced technology environment,
and looking for the excitement
and challenge of a start-up
coupled with the stability of a
$600M company For
additional information, visit:
http://www.aflglobal.com/Com
pany/Careers/Job-Opportuniti
es.aspx
TERADYNE
Software Engineers, Hardware
Engineers, Electrical Engineers
Contact Africans in Boston |
[email protected] |
617.623.1413
Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a
leading supplier of Automatic
Test Equipment used to test
semiconductors, wireless
products, data storage and
complex electronic systems
which serve consumer,
communications, industrial
and government customers. In
2011, Teradyne had sales of
$1.4 billion and currently
employs about 3,300 people
worldwide. The company's
divisions, Semiconductor Test
Division, Systems Test Group,
and Wireless Test are organized
by the products they develop
and deliver.
For additional information,
visit:http://www.teradyne.com
/hr/jobs/jobs.html
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Searchpath Midwest
Product Development Software
Engineers ( C, C++) involving
interior systems and software
Contact Jared Setser Recruiter
[email protected]
m 1.866.913.5111x537
involving interior systems and
software - H1-B sponsorship
accepted – Location is Novi, MI
S.D. Kelly and Associates
Sales/Account Managers-TX,
CA, ID and AZ—
Semiconductor Capital
Equipment experience a Must.
Our client is an industry leader
in the semi equip sector. They
are expanding their field sales
team with the addition of
several Field Sales/Strategic
Account Managers to support
key customers in the regional
sales territory assigned.
Responsible for managing
existing major accounts and
developing
JOBS
Rentals:
Completely renovated 3
bedroom 2 bath apartment
Brighton Center Third floor in
three-family house
Available on September 1, 2012
Images:
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More info contact
[email protected]
Job Tip:
When you apply to a post
make sure you update your
resume to fit the job post.
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