Kennesaw State University has been selected to house Georgia’s second “Confucius Institute,” one of the newest in a worldwide network of educational centers funded by the Chinese government to promote...
Category: Culture
Taiwan Official Visits Maconโs Cherry Blossom Festival
The deputy mayor of Maconโs Taiwanese sister city, Kaohsiung, arrived for the Middle Georgia cityโs 26th Cherry Blossom Festival March 28 as the Georgia General Assembly was considering cutting funding...
Irish Cabinet Member Joins Gov. Perdue at St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast
An Irish cabinet member joined Gov. Sonny Perdue in addressing the Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the United States, Atlanta Chapter at the World Trade Center Atlanta, during the organizationโs...
Georgia Hispanic Chamber CEO Sara Gonzalez Dies
The Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce reported Feb. 19 that Sara Gonzalez, the organization’s president and CEO, died of a heart attack late Feb. 18. She was 72 years old....
Program Connects International Women for Friendship, Support
With swords on the mantel, Buddha statues greeting visitors in the tall foyer and porcelain dolls encased in glass displays, almost every inch of Anne Godsey’s home tells of the...
Beijing Olympic Sculpture Exhibition Visits Atlanta
A traveling exhibition of 110 individually designed landscape sculptures promoting the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games will make its first stop of the new year at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park....
Is Georgia Ready for Flood of Chinese Tourists?
Chinese tourists are traveling internationally in greater numbers and with deeper pockets, and Georgia is looking to reap a significant portion of the economic benefit. China is projected to send...
Violence in Kenya Has Major Impact on Atlantaโs Kennesaw University
Kenya’s slide into violence and political chaos has affected the students and faculty at Kennesaw State University perhaps more than other campuses in the United States because of its recently...
Nigerians Celebrate in Alpharetta 47th Anniversary of Independence
Nigerians living in the Southeast, who celebrated the 47th anniversary of their countryโs independence from Great Britain at a dinner in Alpharetta on Oct. 1 were equally focused on the...
German Language Praised During Unity Day Celebration
Germanyโs consul general in Atlanta, Lutz Gรยถrgens, underscored the importance of foreign language learning and made a special case for learning German during his comments on Germany Unity Day, Oct....

