by Katreana Bellew | Apr 26, 2022 | 2022 Magazine, ASF Magazine, ASF News, Community Projects, Initiatives, Magazine, Magazine Feature, Magazine News
Did you know that there are currently 0 paediatric surgeons serving South Sudan’s 11,000,000 strong population? The country has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world (58.6 per 1000 live births) and an alarmingly high under-5 mortality rate...
by Jamie McGeechan | Mar 24, 2022 | 2022 Magazine, Arts and Culture, ASF Magazine, Magazine Feature, Magazine Fixed, Travel
The Edinburgh Fringe is back and in 2022 it is coming back in style. With over 3000 performances, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has it all this year. From hilarious comedies to heart-wrenching plays, live music from some of the world’s best musicians to children’s...
by Jamie McGeechan | Feb 10, 2022 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Magazine, Magazine Feature
What It Means to Be an Honest Man by Aodan McGeechan “Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonnie lasses”. Those are the words of the famous and world-renowned Robert Burns, Scotland’s national Bard. Ayr is a small but scenic Scottish...
by Katreana Bellew | Dec 31, 2021 | 2021 Album, 2021 Magazine, Arts and Culture, ASF Magazine, Community Projects, Events, Initiatives, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Magazine Feature, SNACC, SNACC Magazine, Virtual Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Scottish North American Community Conference 2021. The Conference was organized by The American-Scottish Foundation® Chicago Scots, St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Council of Scottish Clans & Associations Clans...
by Katreana Bellew | Dec 17, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, Arts and Culture, ASF Magazine, ASF News, Community Projects, Events, Heritage and Preservation, Initiatives, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Magazine Feature, Magazine News
ASF is so delighted to share news of the Saving of the Honresfield Library… The Bards will return to Scotland! We are proud to have been able to help amplify the Call for Support. Look back on the efforts to Save the Bards in our #ScotsInUS podcast special...
by Katreana Bellew | Nov 16, 2021 | 2021 Magazine, ASF Magazine, Environmental Projects, Magazine, Magazine Arts and Culture, Magazine Feature, Magazine News, Uncategorized
Scotland’s efforts to reach a more sustainable lifestyle for their environment and their people persists. With the recent COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, there is no doubt that Scotland has shown great commitment toward lessening the speed of climate change....