Editor’s note: This commentary was published first in Spanish in “Reforma” newspaper and was made available to Global Atlanta in English by the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta. It was written by Julián Ventura Valero, deputy secretary of foreign affairs, who can be followed on Twitter at @JulianVenturaV. Mexico is convinced of the irreplaceable value of Read more
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Georgia Tech Prof Asks Kiwanians If the U.S. Has Become Orwellian
Imagine a world where most of its population is in perpetual war as well as subject to omnipresent government surveillance and propaganda. This is the world described by the English writer George Orwell in his novel 1984 and evoked by Georgia Tech Professor Seymour E. Goodman, during his talk at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta Read more
Statue of Liberty Holds Special Meaning for Holocaust Survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan
In the early morning hours of April 23, 1948, Marion Blumenthal Lazan had been called to a deck of the Holland-American ocean liner bringing her, her mother, and her brother along with all the others on board, into New York harbor. It was exactly three years to the day since she and her family had Read more
Indian Media Firestorm Surrounds Emory Professor’s Award Presentation to Prime Minister Modi
On his current trip to India, Emory University marketing expert Jagdish Sheth’s agenda included a seemingly simple delivery that has set off a politically driven firestorm on Indian media. Dr. Sheth, a chaired professor at Emory’s Goizueta Business School, reportedly presented the “first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential Leadership Award” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It’s named after one Read more
Alpharetta Firm Chosen for U.S.-Israel Joint Research Grant
Alpharetta-based TEKWave Solutions and its Israeli partner have crafted one of eight projects selected to receive up to $1 million in government grants this year. The projects were green-lighted this week by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, which committed $7.3 million in this batch in line with its mission of funding joint innovation. Including Read more
Books 2018: Required Reading for Politicians on Sustainable Development
Book: The Age of Sustainable Development Author: Jeffrey Sachs Review by: Scott Ellyson, CEO, East West Manufacturing Jeffery Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics at Columbia University and a leader is sustainable development. In this book, Sachs does a terrific job outlining clear solutions to some of the most challenging issues we will face today Read more
China Expert’s Kiwanis Address Sounds Alarm for U.S. Tech Companies
China’s ambitions to enter new markets and expand its presence globally were stoked with its admission to the World Trade Organization on Dec. 11, 2001, Dr. Lora Saalman said at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, coincidently on Dec. 11 at the Loudermilk Conference Center downtown. Billed as a routine address on Read more
Georgia State Confucius Institute Honored by China’s Education Ministry
Georgia State University’s Confucius Institute received a special honor this week from the Chinese Ministry of Education, becoming one of just three such outposts in the U.S. to be spotlighted for its work promoting Chinese language and culture. GSU leaders took home the award at the annual conference of the Office of Chinese Language Council International, Read more
A Toast to an Active 2019 Highlights Japan Emperor’s Birthday Party in Atlanta
The celebration of the birthday of Emperor Akihito this year held at the official residence in Atlanta of Japan‘s consul general on the evening of Dec. 4 marked the passing of an era due to the emperor’s pending abdication from the Chrysanthemum throne next year. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30 having 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
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