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MARCH 20-21, 2020
Convention 2020 will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Changes to Contests for #PASF20
In an effort to align with World Language State (TEKS) and National Standards (ACTFL), PASF Contests are changing.
The following contests will now be offered:
Cultural Connections
Interpretive Reading
Language Assessment
Presentational Speaking
Presentational Writing
Hotel Information
$126/ Free parking
Nick Gonzalez 210-882-7991
$139/ call for parking
Stacy Peak 210-223-4361
PASF Motto:
"De una sangre El ha hecho todas las naciones.”
2019-2020 Theme:
Donde la belleza de la gente desafía las montañas
Country of Study: Perú
2020-2021 Country of Study:
Peninsula Ibérica
Past PASF Themes & Country of study
PURPOSE OF PASF
PASF is a youth organization which was founded in 1927 as a national organization. Texas joined the organization in 1943. The purpose of PASF then, as now, is to offer students and teachers a better opportunity to learn more about all the Americas and the Spanish speaking world, thus fostering cordial relations among these peoples.
The forum was sponsored by the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas from 1949 to 1987. This relationship ended when the 70th State Legislature voted to eliminate the Good Neighbor Commission. The Forum now functions as an independent organization.
The Pan American Student Forum is self supporting through nominal dues paid by its members and is self-governing through its elected state officers. The objectives of PASF are to encourage a respect for all nationalities and an understanding of them based on a more thorough knowledge and appreciation of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere; to encourage the learning of Spanish as a medium of communication; and to serve as an example of what can be accomplished by individuals of different ancestry working together.