We are HORA

Mission

We are a non-profit organization with a mission and a passion to enrich Minnesota’s diverse image through the preservation, promotion and sharing of the valuable cultural heritage of the Romanian American community, along with its extensive history in the state.

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Goals

  • Informational Resource of Romanian heritage, culture, history, values, current events, and community involvement.
  • Host quarterly events to promote and present various aspects of the Romanian cultural heritage. HORA will explore the interests of the public and develop future events accordingly.
  • Raise funds and awareness for publications and activities that add to the promotion and preservation of Romanian American cultural heritage.
  • Showcase Romanian Americans who have achieved important standings in their Minnesota community or in the United States at large.
  • To develop an archive of the historic and cultural heritage of Romanian Americans in Minnesota. This will include taped interviews of several generations of immigrants, showcasing their different experiences and expectations.
  • To collaborate with other like-minded organizations in Minnesota and abroad.

Additional Support

Past HORA Board Directors

  • Raluca Octav, Founder and Past President
  • Monica von Geldern, Founder and Past President
  • Vicki Albu, Founder
  • Octavian Cornea, Founder
  • Cleo Cabuz, Past President
  • Gabriel Petre
  • Helena Orlandi
  • Daniela Petrescu
  • Paul Hodge
  • Sanziana Cornea
  • Arria Cocei-Stacy
  • Romell Alaman
  • Georgiana Boac
  • Oana Zayic
  • John Omorean

HORA Advisory Board

Teodor V. Stan
Immigration Research Forum President, Washington, D.C.

Bogdan Filipescu
Historian, Minnesota

Jim von Geldern
Historian and Immigration Lawyer, Minnesota

Arria Cocei-Stacy
Global Portfolio Marketing Leader, Minnesota

Bill Avery
Former Alianta Executive Director, Minnesota

Otilia Baraboi
Vice President and Co-founder ARCS, Seattle

John  Omoran
Izvorasul, Dunarea and Plai de dor Romanian Dance Ensembles Artistic Director/Choreographer, Minnesota.

Patrick Ledray
Romanian Honorary Consul , Minnesota
Contact at Embassy of Romania to United States of America

Dana Bucin
Honorary Consul-General of Romania, Connecticut

Peter Rachleff
Co-Executive Director, East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul, MN

Raluca Octav
HORA Founder, Past President, Historian and Exhibit Curator, Minnesota

Monica von Geldern
HORA Founder, Past President and Creative Director, Minnesota

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