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    Date: 4/24/02
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   1

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PANAMANIAN ARTISANS DISPLAY PRODUCTS AT SOUTHEASTERN -- Aristides
Baraya, director of the Center for Ibero-American Cultures and Business Development at
Southeastern Louisiana University, and Larry Collins, international trade specialist with the
Louisiana Department of Economic Development, examine molas and other artwork produced by
Panamanian artisans Maurico Mendez and Feliciano Garcia. More than a dozen Kuna Indian
artisans from Panama are at Southeastern (April 21-27) to participate in seminars and workshops
designed to assist them in marketing their products. From left, are, Baraya, Mendez, Collins, and
Garcia.                                      
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