On Friday February 1^st, 2008, the Albanian Student Association held its' first party of the spring semester at Empire Café in Hartford, Connecticut. Everyone had a magnificent time, enjoying the music and the atmosphere, thus making the party a great success! As usual, this party was held as a fundraiser from which we will use the profits towards scholarships for students of Albanian descent that will be coming to the University of Connecticut in the fall. The party also provides one way for our generation to stay in touch with our Albanian customs through traditional music/dance. Due to the popularity there will be more of these parties where we will continue to stregthen the interactions between the younger Albanian generations residing in the New England area. Last but not least we would like to thank all those who attended for making this such a great event, and we look forward to seeing you all at other ASA celebrations. 

The Albanian Student Association held its second annual Independence Day Conference on Sunday December 2^nd, 2007. The conference was held in order to celebrate Albania’s Independence. Alvidri Kurti, the president of the Albanian Student Association, opened the conference by welcoming all the guests. He then took the time to inform everyone about the accomplishments ASA has made, (and plans to make) such as awarding annual scholarships to incoming Albanian freshman at the University of Connecticut, an Albanian class that we are in the process of starting, and the matters that are taking place in Kosovo. The event was hosted by Ilirjan Rrumbullaku and Mimoza Shehu. The speakers included Albanian activists Ymer Hasani, and Miftar Gjini and chairman of NAAC Richard Lukaj who each took the time to speak about Albanian traditions, culture and future goals for the Albanian community. Miftar Gjini discussed the histories of Albanians throughout the centuries in America. Richard Lukaj informed the guests about ...