Book: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Author: Steven Pinker Review by: Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, CEO and President of AGCO Corp., a Duluth-based Fortune 500 agricultural equipment manufacturer Enlightenment Now is a transformative book that brings a much-needed sigh of relief, and perhaps a smile, to anyone concerned or even depressed Read more
Culture
Atlanta Celebrates Peru’s ‘National Spirit’ With Several Rounds of Pisco Sours and Punches
Pisco Punch is the drink “that can make a gnat fight an elephant,” as one journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle put it in 1912. Or more rapturously as the drink “compounded of cherubs wings, the glory of a tropical dawn, the red clouds of sunset and the fragments of lost epics of dead masters” in Read more
In Third Year, Atlanta’s German Christmas Market Looks to Deepen Economic Impact
The Atlanta Christkindl Market is mainly a cultural endeavor, a monthlong display of German culture that warms the hearts of expatriates and introduces locals to the country’s traditions. But given the importance of German investment in the state of Georgia, it’s fast becoming an asset for winning and keeping investment and trade — or at least Read more
Irish Diaspora Heritage Series: From Donegal to Dual Citizenship
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in the Irish Consulate General’s November 2018 newsletter as part of its ongoing Diaspora Heritage Series. The Atlanta-based consulate highly prizes engaging with all members of its diverse diaspora community, as Consul General Shane Stephens noted in a Dec. 5 Consular Conversation with Global Atlanta. Bill Duffy, the subject of this article, is president of Read more
Q&A: Why Bigger May Not Be Better in Expat Relocation
Editor’s note: The Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast, based in Atlanta, publishes a monthly interview spotlighting one of its members. This month, the organization caught up with Leontien Visser, owner of YEP — Your Expat Partner — a relocation firm that prioritizes personal service mainly to Europeans moving into the Atlanta metro area. Netherlands-American Chamber: What is your Read more
National Black MBA Assoc. to Focus on Business Prospects in Africa With Initial Visit to West Africa
Atlanta‘s ambition to become increasingly connected with the continent of Africa will take another step forward next year as its local Liberian consulate and Ghana‘s chamber of commerce collaborate with the National Black MBA Association on an educational and trade mission to West Africa Feb. 16-24. Jesse Tyson, president and CEO of the association, told Read more
Irish Consulate and Emory’s Rose Library Collaborate on the Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’ Birth
The Consulate General of Ireland and the Rose Library at Emory University collaborated Nov. 27 on a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, which drew almost 400 attendees to fill Emory’s Cannon Chapel. The event featured Emory’s foremost scholars of African American history to provide context and readings from some Read more
Khabar: India’s New Consul General Gains Community Welcome
India’s new consul general in Atlanta was welcomed by nearly 70 Indian organizations at a banquet that drew attendees from across the region she covers. Swati Vijay Kulkarni, a medical doctor by training and a diplomat with more than two decades experience, spent the evening of Oct. 6 with community groups from Georgia, South Carolina, Read more
Alliance Française Draws 2,500 to First French Market
The Alliance Française’s first-ever outdoor French market drew about 2,500 attendees, an unexpectedly large crowd filled in part with walkup traffic at the Millennium Gate Museum at Atlantic Station. A large French flag hung from the gate, drawing people to the European-style arch just west of the area’s main shopping district on Oct. 13. Read more
Foundation Celebrates Mandela Centenary in Atlanta, Urges Continued Solidarity in Face of Racial Tension
Johannesburg may be a 17-hour Delta flight away from Atlanta, but the “City to Busy to Hate” is ever near in the minds of South Africans remembering Nelson Mandela, the late anti-apartheid crusader who became the nation’s first president after the segregationist system was abolished in 1994. That’s according to Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Read more
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