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USA West Centre in the Los Angeles Times

© Jack Miles / Los Angeles Times
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© Jack Miles / Los Angeles Times

USA West Centre in the Los Angeles Times

Copy of Jack Miles, “Growing Pains (and Pleasures) of PEN USA Center West,” Los Angeles Times, 16 September 1990. In this article, Jack Miles, former Board member of the USA West Centre, recounts the creation and growth of the USA West Centre, elaborating on the metamorphosis the Centre went through in the mid 1980s. Miles goes on to describe the new vision and the current work of the Centre. By the end of the decade, these changes had led the Centre to become more dynamic and more in line with PEN’s values and ideals.

Le Centre USA West dans le Los Angeles Times

Exemplaire de Jack Miles, "Growing Pains (and Pleasures) of PEN USA Center West," Los Angeles Times, 16 septembre 1990. Dans cet article, Jack Miles, ancien membre du Conseil du Centre USA West, revient sur la création et l'évolution du Centre USA West, racontant la métamorphose du Centre ayant eu lieu au milieu des années 1980. Miles poursuit en décrivant la nouvelle vision qui anime le Centre ainsi que les projets et efforts en cours. À la fin de la décennie, ces changements avaient amené le Centre à devenir plus dynamique et plus cohérent avec les valeurs et les idéaux défendus par PEN.

El Centro del Oeste de los Estados Unidos en Los Angeles Times

Ejemplar de Jack Miles, "Growing Pains (and Pleasures) of PEN USA Center West," Los Angeles Times, 16 Septiembre 1990. En este artículo, Jack Miles, exmiembro de la junta del Centro del Oeste de los Estados Unidos, explica la creación y el crecimiento del Centro, y describe la metamorfosis del Centro en los 1980s. Miles también habla de la nueva visión y las actividades presentes del Centro. A finales de la década, estos cambios transformaron el Centro en mucho más dinámico y más alineado con los valores e ideales de PEN.

Date:

16/09/1990

Creator:

Jack Miles

Centre:

USA West Centre  (PEN Center West USA)

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