Archive forCross Cultural News

Cross-cultural smarts in demand (Bangkok Post)

The failure of companies to provide employees with cross-cultural training before sending them abroad is often cited by experts as a factor behind an unsuccessful overseas business venture.

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Parade brings cultures together (Honolulu Advertiser)

A throng of Waikiki spectators stretching from Fort DeRussy to Kapi'olani Park was treated to a passing parade yesterday morning that included everything from pink gorillas to a small swarm of remote-controlled 1/5th scale Mini Coopers to a mobile picnic table.

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From creative hotbeds to cultural slums (Sydney Morning Herald)

One day, in the mid-'60s, a young David Williamson stumbled across the Melbourne University drama society. "My first degree was mechanical engineering," the playwright says.

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A cultural perfecta (Times Union)

It was early July 1965, just a few nights before the grand opening of the new Saratoga Performing Arts Center. New York City Ballet dancer Shaun O'Brien and his companion, Broadway actor Cris Alexander, were in a taxi on their way to a late supper at Hattie's Chicken Shack.

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Couples blending cultures at the altar (Kansas City Star)

By ABIGAIL LEIGHMAN The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) The invitations to Annie Chen and Kevin Zealand’s November wedding were red and gold. Chen wore a red dress to the reception, and there wasn’t a white flower to be found.

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Ritz Cultural Center enriches kids (WALB News 10)

Albany-- Friday night, students graduated from the Ritz Cultural Center Summer Enrichment Program. The six-week program uses the arts to teach kids in pre-K through high school about themselves and other cultures. Teachers say it's a fun way to keep young people away from negative influences.

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Mac juniors prepar for cultural exchanges (News-Register)

When she heard McMinnville students using the term "weird," Narumi Sato looked for the strange word in her Japanese-English translating dictionary. It wasn't there.

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Ayodhya to have cultural museum, art gallery, Ram Lila complex (Outlook India)

The city of temples will soon have an international cultural museum, art gallery and a big international Ram Lila complex.

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A CELEBRATION: Two cultures, two nations (Manila Bulletin)

Filipino artist Rachy Cuna unveiled his works in Beijing in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Philippines.

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A bridge between cultures (Desert Sun)

The report cards are in, and six visiting teachers from Mexico and New Zealand have given the Coachella Valley high marks for an enriching learning experience.

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