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Beck Cultural Exchange Center
The Beck Center provides opportunities for cultural exchange with the preservation and exhibition of the achievements of African-Americans in Knoxville, specifically in East Tennessee. Beck Center was founded in 1975 and named for the late James and Ethel Beck, prominent members of the Knoxville community and founders of the Ethel Beck Home for Orphans, who bequeathed money to purchase its present site.  Located just a few blocks from Downtown Knoxville, the Civic Coliseum and other historic sites, as well as its being within walking distance of the famed Alex Haley Statue at Haley Heritage Square, the Beck Center is a major tourist attraction for those visiting the Knoxville area.
www.korrnet.org/beckcec

Chabad of Knoxville
Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.
www.chabadknoxville.org


East Tennessee Indian League
The East Tennessee Indian League, Inc., is a non-profit organization chartered by the state to "promote American Indian heritage through education and cultural activities." The League strives to help the public see a more accurate image of the American Indian, and to more fully appreciate the heritage, culture and contributions of these first Americans. The Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs has recognized the League as an official Native American organization.
www.wisdomkeepers.org

Manthan
Manthan is the Indian students' organization of the University of Tennessee. Its basic aim is to help the students of Indian origin, at UTK, celebrate the various Indian festivals amidst a sense of unity and harmony. It aims at promoting the rich Indian culture in the US. In addition, it provides a broader scope for cultural understanding and the exchange of ideas between the people of India and those of the US.
http://web.utk.edu/~manthan/?living

East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
The East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America promotes the knowledge and study of, as well as interest in, archaeology and related subjects, and furthers the aims and programs of the Archaeological Institute of America.
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/aia

Lost Cajuns of East Tennessee
A local group of people from the bayou state of Louisiana who now call East Tennessee home.
http://cajun.meetup.com/13


Knoxville Welsh Society
The Knoxville Welsh Society has the unique responsibility for serving a large population of Welsh descendants and expatriates in East Tennessee. Their web site provide visitors with some of the history of the society, information and history about the Welsh in East Tennessee, and links to Welsh-related information available on-line.
www.korrnet.org/welsh

Knoxville Chinese School
Founded in the late 1970s, Knoxville Chinese School (KCS) aims to teach the Chinese language (Mandarin), both written and conversational, in an enriched environment. Chinese traditions and culture are taught as part of the curriculum. The regular school curriculum is supplemented by optional extra-curricular activities such as lessons on Chinese folk dance, calligraphy, tai-chi, flower-arrangement, and Chinese chess.  Special field trips are scheduled to encourage students' participation in scholastic activities organized by the Association of Chinese Schools in Southeastern United States. KCS is a parent-administered, non-partisan, non-denominational, non-profit educational entity.  KCS is a member of the Association of Chinese Schools in Southeastern United States.
www.korrnet.org/kchs

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