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The Finno-Ugric Studies Association of Canada (FUSAC), which Juta Kitching served as President, Secretary and member, was founded in 1982. Since then biennial conferences have been held mostly in conjunction with the Learned Societies. The objectives of the association are to promote Finno-Ugric studies in Canada, to provide a regular forum for scholars to present papers on a wide array of research areas; to initiate and maintain links with scholarly associations and academic institutions in other countries where research and teaching are carried out, and to stimulate awareness of the historical past of Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian cultural groups in Canada.;Juta Kitching majored in German and French Languages and Literature at UBC and specialized in Finno-Ugric Linguistics during post-graduate studies at Indiana University (Bloomington). She has taught her subjects of expertise at various North American universities, most recently for sixteen years at UBC, her original Alma Mater. An active member in a number of professional associations, she helped found and develop FUSAC internationally and served as its President and Secretary 1983-1993, writing newsletters and organizing conferences for members and scholars at large, as well as editing proceedings, publishing articles and presenting papers.