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29/07/2020

To the Swiss Abroad: ‘You represent Switzerland and its democratic values’

Simonetta Sommaruga, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, addresses the Swiss Abroad with the banks of the River Aare in Bern as a backdrop. In her August 1 speech to the 10% of Swiss who live outside Switzerland,…
30/03/2020

Different continent, same virus: how families are coping

Families separated by oceans are finding comfort in their shared experience under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic. Three mothers with a connection to Switzerland talk about the challenges of living far away from loves ones. You are only a…
31/01/2020

Did you ever go on holiday to the Swiss Abroad Home?

Between 1956 and 1979 a holiday camp was run in northern Switzerland for the Swiss Abroad. Did you ever spend a holiday in Dürrenäsch?  Once upon a time the small Aargau village of Dürrenäsch was known all over the world….
21/12/2019

The Swiss behind the world’s ‘most beautiful’ bookshop

The world-famous El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop in Argentina’s capital owes its existence to an entrepreneurial family with Swiss roots.  “We transformed this 100-year-old theatre into a bookshop and now one million visitors a year come here from all over the world,” says Ricardo Arturo Grüneisen, as he surveys the store.  The building is regularly cited in…
01/08/2019

What being Swiss means to these expats

Today isn’t a federal holiday for Swiss people living abroad, but many will be thinking about their homeland. There are 760,200 Swiss citizens living outside of Switzerland, and they account for 10.6% of Swiss nationals. More than 60% of expat Swiss live in…
12/07/2019

The Swiss who ‘love that dirty water’

Members of the Swiss Society of Boston have traded the Aare, Emme and Rhine for the Charles – which is far more enjoyable than it used to be, thanks in part to a Swiss woman. Founded as the “Swiss Benevolent…
10/07/2019

Hundreds of Swiss in ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’

The Twin Cities Swiss American Association, founded in 1973, boasts 425 members – 43 of whom have joined in the past year. The Twin Cities are Minneapolis and Saint Paul, which occupy opposite sides of the Mississippi River in the US state…
05/07/2019

Meet one of the oldest Swiss-American clubs in the US

Several Swiss clubs formed in Louisiana in the 1800s, but this is the only one still in existence. Founded in 1855, the Swiss Benevolent Society reinvented itself a few times before eventually becoming the Swiss American Society of New Orleans…
02/07/2019

50 years of Swiss-American friendship in Denver

That “mystical relationship between Swiss and mountains” is evident when you see photos of outings organized by the Swiss-American Friendship Society in Denver. “Colorado fortunately offers many opportunities, regardless of season, to enjoy the mountain scenery and outdoor activities —…

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