12 Jul, 2019
fiction by Dennis Maulsby Father Donahey, in blue-striped pajamas and ancient checked flannel robe, sat in a Bentwood rocker in the rectory’s screened-in back porch. A gentle breeze murmured through the netting, bringing the...
10 Jul, 2019
A monthy feature to share with kids and grandkids Brought to you by Lori Ann Reinhall With a break from school, summer is a fun time for kids—but that doesn’t mean it’s not a...
8 Jul, 2019
Part 3: Rachel Nesvig Ingerid Jordal Odda, Norway Our ancestors came to America to give their families a better life. Now young Norwegian Americans dream of the old country. This series of interviews was...
12 Jul, 2019
fiction by Dennis Maulsby Father Donahey, in blue-striped pajamas and ancient checked flannel robe, sat in a Bentwood rocker in the rectory’s screened-in back porch. A gentle breeze murmured through the netting, bringing the...
11 Jul, 2019
Need a book? Look no further: here are the 2019 summer reading guide recommendations from The Norwegian American staff! The Ice Laline Paull The Ice an eco-thriller set in Svalbard’s near future, asks what...
11 Jul, 2019
By the fire Jim Dietz-Kilen Des Moines, Iowa By the Fire is a compilation of Sámi stories collected by Danish artist and ethnographer Emilie Demant Hatt and her husband, Dr. Gedmund Hatt, in the...
11 Jul, 2019
We are happy to share what our readers have to say about our newspaper: “I read The Norwegian American because it’s a unique way to connect with the Norwegian-American community and understand their...
11 Jul, 2019
Princess Märtha Louise’s romance with American shaman Durek Verrett recently triggered media mentions of shamanism. Our correspondant surveys the belief’s history in Norway. M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Shamanism, an animistic faith of northern...
11 Jul, 2019
Book review Cynthia Elyce Rubin The Norwegian American Lily lives in a village where “flowers grow as big as trees.” Here she meets Freia, who celebrates midsummer by wearing a flower crown, eating strawberry...
11 Jul, 2019
“Sit with me…” Rosalie Grosch Arden Hills, Minn. “Age and perspective greatly influence how people remember things, and everyone’s parents tell embellished stories,” writes author Kurt Blorstad in the opening pages of his recent...
11 Jul, 2019
How does a country with only 5 million people support a robust literary industry? Ali Ashrafi Norway Today Norway’s literary system is based on the fact that Norway is not a big country. Therefore,...
11 Jul, 2019
By Randi Millman-Brown Thor Jensen, 36, moves from Oslo to Hammerfest. He is promoted to bank manager, becomes engaged, and takes a one-month hiking trip through occupied Finnmark in 1941. By the end of...
11 Jul, 2019
Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson Hallo fra Norge! Two years ago (For to år siden) I attended (deltok jeg i) the International Summer School (den internasjonale sommerskolen) [ISS] at the University of...
12 Jul, 2019
Summer reading guide 2019: staff picks
11 Jul, 2019
Sámi folktales now available in English
11 Jul, 2019
Why I read The Norwegian American
11 Jul, 2019
Shamanism in pre-Christian Norway
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