diasporas
In an earlier post, I speculated that preventing a Zika virus epidemic would rally transnational diaspora organizations. Since then, concern has grown among U.S.- and Canadian-based diasporans, especially those with roots in Brazil, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and other Latin American countries. Caribbean American and global media are featuring stories and public service announcements on the outbreak, but so far, I have observed no major non-governmental diasporan response.
![Photo reprinted courtesy Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Agrário via flickr Mobilização Nacional da Educação Zika Zero](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/24504256473_088170f66f_h.jpg?itok=OiPZOB1c)
Taking advantage of partnerships to stop the spread of Zika.
Art fans in Ho Chi Minh City should be pleased as four art exhibitions are taking place there, featuring artistic pieces of vivid hues and shades that convey different messages. Of these, 17 artists are showcasing 80 artworks in an art exhibition lasting between Saturday and June 12 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts in District 1.
![Photo via Pixabay](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/digital.jpg?itok=cA9VcpTH)
Tips from Corneliu Bjola on addressing crisis communication and online backlash.
![Photo reprinted courtesy Tony Webster via Flickr Crowd at NOC #BlackForumMN with Bernie Sanders](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/24962163056_3c9243535e_k.jpg?itok=1FVehNgX)
America is changing -- and presidential speech is changing to match.
![Photo reprinted courtesy S Pakhrin, via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/qecP72 The 2014 Deepavali celebration in New York City](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/15901981569_0411b4f86b_k.jpg?itok=-ADgSkhO)
CPD Research Fellow Deborah Trent on the Indian diaspora in the U.S. and its role in PPPs
On the last day of her South America trip, President Park Geun-hye met with around 2-hundred Korean emigrants in Sao Paulo, an economic hub in Brazil, the seventh largest economy in the world. More than 50-thousand Koreans call the city home, making it the largest Korean community in Brazil.
President Serge Sarigisian completed a weeklong tour of South America, visiting Argenita, Uruguay and Chile. While in Argentina, he took part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Armenian Genocide Museum in Buenos Aires.