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razlem (Mostra el perfil) 16 de febrer de 2015 22.41.25
I'm producing a documentary on constructed languages and their communities. I would very much like to interview members of the Esperanto community about their experiences learning and using the language, but it seems that there are very few active EO communities in my area (Los Angeles-San Diego). Is there a directory that lists active groups?
Dankon!
noelekim (Mostra el perfil) 16 de febrer de 2015 23.37.31
razlem:I'm producing a documentary on constructed languages and their communities. I would very much like to interview members of the Esperanto community about their experiences learning and using the language, but it seems that there are very few active EO communities in my area (Los Angeles-San Diego). Is there a directory that lists active groups?Yes, on this page of Esperanto USA: esperanto-usa.org/node/449
razlem (Mostra el perfil) 16 de febrer de 2015 23.48.45
NJ Esperantist (Mostra el perfil) 17 de febrer de 2015 0.22.44
razlem:That's the first one I went to. Sadly, every group near me seems to have dissipated (the OC group hadn't even finished building their website, which makes it impossible to contact them).I feel confident that if you contact Esperanto USA at
that you will get a reply. They should also be able to put you in contact with Esperantists in your area.
-Daĉjo
kaŝperanto (Mostra el perfil) 17 de febrer de 2015 18.22.02
You should really consider attending an actual event. You have the 100th Universala Kongreso this year in France (a big deal), and there is the Somera Esperanto Studado around the same time in Slovakia if memory serves me right. There is also the Landa Kongreso in Detroit in June, which is the North American Esperanto Congress.
Perhaps google+ or skype interviews would be even more appropriate, because there are many speakers like myself who have yet to attend a physical Esperanto event. Much of the Esperanto community exists online, so that is an important fact to not overlook.
razlem (Mostra el perfil) 17 de febrer de 2015 19.31.47
While attending an EO conference would be nice, Esperanto is a very small piece in this already short documentary. I was just hoping to ask several questions to some EO speakers.
deltasalmon (Mostra el perfil) 17 de febrer de 2015 19.54.18
I've never attended one so I really have no idea how many people show up.
Thinking the most populous region in the most populous state is a good thought but in general it will be difficult to find people learning an "international" language in a country that is monolingual English (the current de facto international language) in a place where it's expensive to travel to a country where people speak something other than English (aside for maybe Mexico).
Alkanadi (Mostra el perfil) 18 de febrer de 2015 7.55.06
deltasalmon:Without leaving the country you might find more speakers at http://nask.esperantic.org/Here is a video about NASK. They seem active to me. Also, even if you can't find an active group, you might be able to find the members and give them a call.
Alkanadi (Mostra el perfil) 18 de febrer de 2015 8.32.58
It seems that a lot of places offer classes. I did a search for "esperanto classes california" and it came up with lots of results. There are phone numbers that you can call. At least you could interview the teachers of the courses.
What about doing a Skype interview?
kaŝperanto (Mostra el perfil) 18 de febrer de 2015 19.48.08
razlem:I have a very low budget, so I will certainly not be able to travel to Europe. I figured that in the most populous region in the most populous state, I would be able to find an active group, but evidently not.I am surprised that there wouldn't be an active group in that region, but again, I believe the yearly congresses are more representative than any monthly local group meetings. Many of the benefits of local meetings have been obsoleted by technology, so I imagine they will become less and less common outside of major cultural centers.
While attending an EO conference would be nice, Esperanto is a very small piece in this already short documentary. I was just hoping to ask several questions to some EO speakers.
I'd say skype is your best bet, or interviewing a professor who teaches Esperanto as Alkanadi suggested. NASK or the Landa Kongreso would be feasible at a low cost, but you'd have to wait until they are held and travel across the country.
I would expect that the most widely spoken conlang in the world would be more than just a small piece of a documentary on the subject.