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Jutka
T. Emoke Barabas
Author, artist and
entrepreneur Jutka T. Emoke Barabas was born in Hungary
in the end of the Stalin era. Since her earliest childhood,
when she wrote poems on dirty walls with a piece of charcoal,
her "theme" was remained a constant - support
for human rights and freedom. Because of her writing,
she was persecuted politically and she became a political
prisoner in communist ruled Hungary in 1972. After her
release, she was able to escape from Hungary to Switzerland
in the fall of that year, hidden in a wooden crate and
shipped out of the country as "air cargo".
As a refugee in Switzerland Jutka T. Emoke Barabas worked
as a dishwasher, an office clerk, and a phone repair specialist.
In 1978, she started her studies of Classical Archeology
and History at the University of Zurich. Later, she would
study English, American History and Theater Science at
University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hawaii Pacific University.
Her message is to fight against hatred and terror worldwide
and promote tolerance in -between Nations.
In 1987 she became a member of the Swiss Authors association
and of the German Swiss PEN Center. Since 1994, she is
member of the PEN Center USA West and of the Writers in
Exile American Branch, where she is presently chair of
the Writers of Prison Committee. She wrote numerous novels
and theatre plays. Her first novel, written in German
was the "Apprenticeship of a Refugee" Johannes
Krause Edition, Germany 1987. It brought her a literature
award from the State of Zurich in 1987. Her theater play
"The Monologue of the Old Lady" was performed
with great success at the Diamond Head Theater in Honolulu
in 1994.
Jutka T. Emoke Barabas was featured in numerous newspaper
articles, like in the prominent Neue Zurcher Zeitung,
(Switzerland) Tagblatt der Stadt Zurich (Switzerland)
Tages Anzeiger (Switzerland) Die Tat (Switzerland) Plane
Dealer (Cleveland USA) Honolulu Star Bulletin (USA) Honolulu
Advertiser (USA) Pacific Business News (Honolulu, USA)
American City Business Journals web edition (USA) In addition
she had many TV and Radio interviews most importantly
with CNN, Swiss Television DRS, Voice of America, Channel
2 News Honolulu, Radio Eye in Perth Australia, Ö3 Austrian
Radio, Polish and Finn Television, ABC Australia,
Her most recent novel is the "Woman of Light"
Snayder Edition, Germany 1999. Currently she is also the
Executive Producer of the new successful educational and
violence free game program "Aerobeak Goes on a Ride"
She is also writing a new political novel with the title
"The day we learned to cry again". She wishes
to honor the victims of the terrible September 11th terrorist
attacks with this book.
"Jutka T. Emoke
Barabas, Founder, President and CEO, author and artist,
is the member of the Swiss Author Association, PEN Center
USA West, and the Writers in Exile American Branch of
the International PEN, where she is presently the Chairperson
of the Writers in Prison Committee."
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