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MenuSkip to contentHomeProgramUpcomingVideosLibraryQuincy ClubAbout usMissionStaffBoardVolunteersAnnual ReportsContactVideosLivePodcastBlogSponsors & DonorsCorporate SponsorsFamily & FriendsBecome a memberBook ClubDonate Surviving Injusticewith Mark Godsey & Rickey JacksonJune 14, 2022 - PODCAST -Bright MindsToni Morrison, as renowned for her magical realism as for her portrayal of the African American struggle, is that rare writer who is acclaimed by critics and adored by the reading public. In 2009 she joined us to talk about her novel A Mercy.Listen - Blog Series -400 Years of Dutch-American Stories - Part 2In the 2nd part of our blog series ‘400 years of Dutch-American stories’, we learn about a woman named Mayken van Angola who pursued freedom in New Amsterdam. She did not stand alone. Together with two other women, she petitioned the colonial government for their freedom. - Newsletter -Ready to receive the best and the brightest of American thinking from the fields of literature, politics, history in your mailbox? What else is going on?Requiem of TheresienstadtOn June 19th, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest will perform the concert drama Requiem of Theresienstadt, conducted and created by American conductor Murray Sidlin. It tells the story of the camp inmates in the concentration camp Theresienstadt, who performed Verdi’s Requiem 16 times in 1943/44 as an act of resistance.NewsstandDutch town fights of Meta data centerIn December, over the objections of many locals, the Dutch farming community of Zeewolde approved an enormous data center for Meta, reports the Washington Post. But the project’s opponents have managed to oust the sitting local government, and prompt the tech giant to postpone its plans — for now. ContactThe John Adams InstituteWest-Indisch HuisHerenmarkt 95A1013 EC AmsterdamThe NetherlandsT +31 (0)20 624 72 80E-mail [email protected] Sign up for our newsletterBtw.nr. 008644949B01RSIN nr. 008644949KvK.nr. 41206189Bank nr. NL07ABNA0471647802BIC: ABNANL2A Follow us!Privacy StatementAlgemene Voorwaarden