Author Archives: Scott Larsen

Scott Larsen is an award-winning American journalist living on the West Coast of Canada. Since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he has covered the Danish communities for Den Danske Pioneer in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Scott will be traveling to Denmark in September 2013 and hopes to connect with some local Danes.

Enlightened responses to my ‘What does it mean to be Danish?’ questions

June 3, 2013 – 5:49 pm

Back in February, I posted “Understanding Danes, Denmark is my quest’ with the end line, “Who is willing to help [...]

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Danish Canadian with a Story to Tell

May 30, 2013 – 12:49 pm

             Ruth Botel talks about her Cape Scott collection. Scott Larsen photo Ruth Botel, 77, [...]

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Death and Taxes: No Surveys about the Afterlife but Plenty on Taxes

April 28, 2013 – 9:08 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, pictured, once said “taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” One [...]

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When the Danes saved their Jewish Neighbors

March 26, 2013 – 11:29 am

A book written in 1963 about many Danes, who helped their Jewish neighbors hide, then escape, from Denmark  when the [...]

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Starting a business in Denmark: where to start?

March 20, 2013 – 9:51 am

  If someone who lives outside of Denmark wants to start a business in Denmark, three questions come to mind: [...]

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A ViEW ON dANISH ART

Scott Larsen

Scott Larsen is an award-winning American journalist living on the West Coast of Canada. Since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he has covered the Danish communities for Den Danske Pioneer in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Scott will be traveling to Denmark in September 2013 and hopes to connect with some local Danes.