Monthly Archives: January 2009

Remembering My Diverse Friendships To Help Me Open Up In China And India

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Victoria Rodriguez I am not an internationally cultured person. Not that I have not wanted to travel and explore other cultures, because I do. I am culturally Heinz-57 – a mix of Chicana, Caucasian-American and a little Native … Continue reading →

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An Indian Heart Surgeon’s Quest to Change the World’s Health Care

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Josh Hickman For those of you who have not chosen Khanna’s Billions of Entrepreneurs for your read this quarter, I would like to bring to your attention a segment in the book in which I felt could break … Continue reading →

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Aren’t We Forgetting Something?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Jenna Healy We’re traveling to China and India to study business, it’s wonderful- but India is calling my name for another reason. It’s the home of yoga, where the ancient roots began to grow. So I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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US Foreign Relations at Their Finest

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Andre Ourthiague China has long attracted the satellite industry with a set of demographics that seems to make it an ideal market: large and diverse landmass, enormous population with substantial ethnic and linguistic diversity, a fast growing middle … Continue reading →

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Time To Celebrate the New Year Again

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Jimmy Spann The Chinese New Year is almost upon us. This year the celebration starts on January 26th and is the year of the Ox, also known by is formal name Ji Chou. The cycle, which is similar … Continue reading →

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U.S., China Pledge Joint Fiscal Effort in Global Crisis

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Jason Larocco This article brings to mind what Fareed Zakaria referred to as “the rise of the rest” in his book The Post American World. Solutions to improve the world economy are as dependent, if not more, on … Continue reading →

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Chindia? More like Chimerica.

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted By: Mark Polydoris Since reading The Post-American World, I’ve become something of a Fareed Zakaria nut. I’ve spent some time reading his articles in Newsweek and watching him on CNN. Between the financial crisis, the election of Barack Obama, … Continue reading →

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What’s Up ‘Slum’dog?

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: Professor Jay Singh This post is a follow-up to Professor Carr’s Slumdog post immediately below (click here). Not many non-Mumbaikars (non-residents of Mumbai) can even fathom a million people living in a square mile (530 acres). Yet Dharavi, … Continue reading →

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1,000,000 Thumbs Up To Slumdog Millionaire

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Earlier today I went to see Slumdog Millionaire with my wife. Now this is why movies get made and I pay money to see them (after my last Nicholas Cage and Keanu Reaves movie theater experience I almost gave up … Continue reading →

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It’s Called Day’s Inn In China But It’s Nothing Like It, And For Good Reason

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Chris Carr
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Submitted by: James McMillan What do you think of when you see a Day’s in the US? Rows of doors facing a parking lot, basic rooms equipped with standard necessities, awful floral bedding facing an outdated TV, small front office … Continue reading →

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