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Peter Czink

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Peter Czink Receives the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
 

     A new commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, and is awarded to Canadians who have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada, or an achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
     Peter Czink is considered one of the hardest working volunteers in the Hungarian-Canadian community, serving both the old and new generations alike. He devotes all of his spare time and considerable expertise, not only working for the Hungarian culture and community, but also raising international awareness of the history and traditions of the people of Hungary and of Hungarian immigrants.
     He is the founder and editor of the New Hungarian Voice, Canada’s only English language Hungarian cultural publication, as well as the Magyar Front – the English language Hungarian military history journal with subscribers worldwide. A passionate and outspoken Canadian, Peter uses his experience with his own ethnic community to help others embrace and promote our diversity, continuously illustrating how getting to know the traditions and customs of all peoples immeasurably enrich us all.
     His tireless work, which includes both popularly and academically acclaimed writing, publishing, research, and historical exhibitions, ensures that the Canadian offspring of Hungarian immigrants (and all English speaking peoples) have access to their culture in their own language. He also skilfully uses Hungary’s thousand-year-old history to promote peace and tolerance, and raises awareness of the contributions of Jewish-Hungarian veterans to ensure the restoration of the rights and dignity of their families (in Canada and abroad) who suffered during the first half of the 20th Century.
     There is no end to Peter’s plans for promoting his beloved culture and heritage – and it’s his highest hope to make sure that the Hungarian-Canadian experience will always have a place in the precious multicultural mosaic of Canada.

LW