Every year, somewhere in the United States, a Romanian-American teenager is doing something that goes largely unnoticed. Teaching Romanian at a church school. Volunteering with children in Moldova over the summer. Photographing traditions their grandparents still practice. The Romanian Heritage Awards exist to find those students and recognize them properly. FORA is proud to announce that applications for the 10th edition are now open at romanianheritageawards.org. Who Can Apply Students...

FORA - the Federation of Romanian-American Organizations learned with deep sadness that the Romanian Weekend at The Wharf will not take place in 2026. Since its launch in 2022 as a joint initiative of the Embassy of Romania to the United States and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, the festival grew in just four years into the largest Romanian cultural festival in the United States and one of Washington, D.C.'s most anticipated summer events. The fourth edition alone drew over...

The Federation of Romanian-American Organizations (FORA) has announced its newly elected leadership team and board following this year’s national vote, marking a new chapter for the growing network of Romanian-American institutions across the United States. Raluca Bucur, a longtime advocate for organizational collaboration and community development through her work with Alianta and CeFain in Washington, DC, has been elected President of FORA. Her background in strategic planning,...