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SEP 7, 2010
The Japan Pavilion: A Tale Of Two Japans (Videoblog)
CPD Blog
Nation Branding: Japan at Expo 2010 Shanghai.
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SEP 7, 2010
Australia makes jackaroos of its refugees
Global Post
Mohammed Karimi has come a long way to find himself at the gate of a cattle weighing station in Australia's outback...Karimi, along with six other refugees, are enrolled in a 12-week course at the Warwick campus of TAFE, a nation-wide tertiary educational institute. The students are the second batch to go through the new program, sponsored by Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), which trains them for work in the agricultural industry.
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SEP 7, 2010
Singapore prods locals to speak better English
The State
...as Singapore cements its position as a financial services hub and top regional tourist destination, the government is redoubling efforts to persuade locals to speak standard English.
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SEP 6, 2010
Seattle visit nostalgic for Japan’s ambassador to U.S.
Seattle Times
When Ichiro Fujisaki first arrived in the United States in 1960 at age 13, he found himself thrust into a strange new world, starting public school in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood even though he spoke no English. Next week he will visit the same school, Catharine Blaine K-8, as Japan's ambassador to the United States.
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SEP 6, 2010
Taiwan builds tennis center in St. Lucia
Radio Taiwan International
Taiwan's sports diplomacy is in full swing! That's as the country recently completed construction on a national tennis center in Saint Lucia. Republic of China Ambassador to Saint Lucia Tom Chou said that the purpose of building the tennis center is to make tennis a national pastime in Taiwan's Caribbean ally.
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SEP 6, 2010
‘Anime’ makes Japan superpower
The Japan Times
Japan may be on a slow decline as far as being a global economic force, but the "soft power" of its modern entertainment genres, from manga to "anime," has global appeal, especially among young people. Why and how did this entertainment media thrive? How popular is it overseas?
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 Nation Branding at Expo Shanghai 2010
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will use the construct of “brand experience” to explore and examine how countries pursue nation branding at Expo Shanghai and how Chinese visitors experience the branded country pavilions.
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 Pax Asia-Pacifica: Asia’s Emerging Identity and Implications for U.S. Policy
Notwithstanding headline-grabbing political tensions among China, Japan and Korea, East Asia is moving toward a more cohesive regional community, especially in the economic and cultural realms. This development has significant ramifications for America’s long-standing preeminence in the region. Yet the United States can remain a vital element in Asia by engaging, rather than trying to block, the evolutions underway.
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![]() The Japan Pavilion: A Tale of Two Japans (Videoblog)
SEP 7, 2010
Jian (Jay) Wang
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![]() Cultivating National Image at the Expo: A Balancing Act
AUG 22, 2010
Jian (Jay) Wang
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 How to Promote Economic Development: Your Sister City as a Tool
Sister Cities International
February 27, 2010
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 Virginia Haufler: Governing Corporations in Zones of Conflict -Issues, Actors & Institutions
CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy
12:00 PM, Thursday, November 19, 2009
Venue: USC; SOS B40
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 God Needs No Passport: Immigrants and the Changing American Religious Landscape
A lecture by Peggy Levitt of Wellesley College and Harvard University
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Venue: USC; Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, Room 340
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