Tag Archives : United States

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Sharing the Vibrancy of U.S.-Philippines People-to-People Ties

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged diaspora Exchange Programs Philippines Press Freedom public diplomacy United States on 28 March, 2017 by Ashwood Heffern.

By Mark Zimmer on March 24, 2017 The U.S. Department of State recently hosted 10 distinguished Filipino journalists for a reporting tour of the United States. Amid the backdrop of the recent U.S. political transition, these media professionals traveled to study the vibrant ties between the U.S. and Filipino people and the important role that […]

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Washington, DC’s Chinatown: An Urban Cultural Enclave

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Asia Chinese District of Columbia ethnic neighborhood United States urban on 15 February, 2014 by Sveta Milusheva.

The current DC Chinatown is only a vestige of the Chinatown that existed in the mid-twentieth century, but it remains an important cultural landmark for the city and continues to promote Chinese culture.

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Remittances Hit $534 Billion in 2012, Setting New Record

This entry was posted in Philanthropy PAGE Uncategorized and tagged Bangladesh China developing countries Egypt Haiti India Kosovo Kyrgyz Republic Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Migration Policy Institute Moldova Nepal Nigeria remittances Samoa statistics Susanna Groves Tajikistan United States Vietnam World Bank on 26 November, 2012 by International Diaspora Engagement Alliance.

Despite a sluggish economy, a report issued by the World Bank finds that worldwide remittances grew in 2012, with diaspora members from developing countries sending home three times more than official development aid.

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