Atlanta Global
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
New Sister City in Gujarat?
In Jamaican news, the AJC ran a feature on May 27 on the Jamaican community in Atlanta. The story wraps around the one-woman show "Jamaica Farewell" just finishing its run at the Academy Theatre in Avondale.
The Jamaican community of Atlanta is estimated at about 24,000.
The neighborhoods in Kingston are numbered 1 through 12, honorary consul Vin Martin explains to the AJC.
"People refer to Atlanta as Kingston 13 because Atlanta is such an attractive name in Kingston."
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We're about to get another sister city, definitely in India and probably Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat. About 40% of area Indians claim Gujarati roots, the Mangalorean reports the India American Cultural Association reports.
Honorary consul for India Kenneth Cutshaw will have a public discussion then make a decision.
In Jamaican news, the AJC ran a feature on May 27 on the Jamaican community in Atlanta. The story wraps around the one-woman show "Jamaica Farewell" just finishing its run at the Academy Theatre in Avondale.
The Jamaican community of Atlanta is estimated at about 24,000.
The neighborhoods in Kingston are numbered 1 through 12, honorary consul Vin Martin explains to the AJC.
"People refer to Atlanta as Kingston 13 because Atlanta is such an attractive name in Kingston."
Monday, May 28, 2007
Major Military Installations in Atlanta
To Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, et al, via Atlanta:
Fort Gillem, First Army HQ, Forest Park GA
Dobbins Air Reserve Base
94th Airlift Wing HQ
22nd Airforce HQ
Naval Air Station Atlanta, May 11, 2007.
NAS /Atlanta Mission: To provide logistics support and other host functions to operational tenant commands and Reserve training for units assigned to NAS /Atlanta
When you talk to actual solders in or past the actual sandbox, you will never hear a soldier criticize his or her CinC. You hear "I hate sand", but you never hear "these wars are wrong". Maybe in the dark with their spouses or in the secrecy of a doctor's office, maybe. But never to anyone else.
American heroism should never have been called out to Iraq. And yet it is there. And the troops are answering the dishonor of their CinC and his coterie with honor, fixing an entire country thousands of miles away.
The US Armed Forces have fought suicide bombers and fanatics in caves before . . . in the form of kamikaze and on Saipan, Guam, Okinawa --- are our soldiers now not in the same class, the same vein? Of course they are! Not only by fighting but also by sticking with the job, by doing good though they were sent to it by false pretenses. Their honor and commitment to duty deserves the celebration, praise and memorials equal to all of our country's heroes.
What about thousands of dead Iraqi civilians? May W and his neocons be haunted by them forever because their blood is on soft civilian hands in Washington.
<editorial> At least in Afghanistan the men and women are fighting actual Taliban. Iraq? Iraq is the result of Americans choosing to vote for a dynastic regime. Haven't we gotten past the farce of aristocracy or oligarchy? Lesson: dynasty is _not_ the way to choose leaders. At some point it produces craven little D-grade scions with a pride and arrogance big enough to disgust an entire planet.
There's a Mandarin saying: no family business lasts more than three generations. (Because by the third generation they're rotten, you see?)</editorial> ¶ 11:52 PM 1 comments
Fort Gillem, First Army HQ, Forest Park GA
Fort McPherson
Dobbins Air Reserve Base
94th Airlift Wing HQ
22nd Airforce HQ
Naval Air Station Atlanta, May 11, 2007.
NAS /Atlanta Mission: To provide logistics support and other host functions to operational tenant commands and Reserve training for units assigned to NAS /Atlanta
When you talk to actual solders in or past the actual sandbox, you will never hear a soldier criticize his or her CinC. You hear "I hate sand", but you never hear "these wars are wrong". Maybe in the dark with their spouses or in the secrecy of a doctor's office, maybe. But never to anyone else.
American heroism should never have been called out to Iraq. And yet it is there. And the troops are answering the dishonor of their CinC and his coterie with honor, fixing an entire country thousands of miles away.
The US Armed Forces have fought suicide bombers and fanatics in caves before . . . in the form of kamikaze and on Saipan, Guam, Okinawa --- are our soldiers now not in the same class, the same vein? Of course they are! Not only by fighting but also by sticking with the job, by doing good though they were sent to it by false pretenses. Their honor and commitment to duty deserves the celebration, praise and memorials equal to all of our country's heroes.
What about thousands of dead Iraqi civilians? May W and his neocons be haunted by them forever because their blood is on soft civilian hands in Washington.
<editorial> At least in Afghanistan the men and women are fighting actual Taliban. Iraq? Iraq is the result of Americans choosing to vote for a dynastic regime. Haven't we gotten past the farce of aristocracy or oligarchy? Lesson: dynasty is _not_ the way to choose leaders. At some point it produces craven little D-grade scions with a pride and arrogance big enough to disgust an entire planet.
There's a Mandarin saying: no family business lasts more than three generations. (Because by the third generation they're rotten, you see?)</editorial> ¶ 11:52 PM 1 comments
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Memorial Day Holiday
While AG is on Memorial Day Holiday, please enjoy this evidence of a Burundi - Dekalb connection. 
Unfortunately, there are no Atlanta/Burundi restaurants, community groups, websites or any other kind of thing, a local Burundian tells AG. None that she knows of anyway.
Just a bumper sticker. ¶ 12:40 PM 0 comments
Unfortunately, there are no Atlanta/Burundi restaurants, community groups, websites or any other kind of thing, a local Burundian tells AG. None that she knows of anyway.
Just a bumper sticker. ¶ 12:40 PM 0 comments
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Fifth District Multicultural Celebration
Fifth district Rep. John Lewis is holding his annual Multicultural Celebration at Grant Park next weekend.
Fifth district Rep. John Lewis is holding his annual Multicultural Celebration at Grant Park next weekend.Interesting tack for our Rep, being as a lot of residents are not even permanent immigrants and even a lot of immigrants are not even citizens. And, as this district map shows, Lewis' area does not coincide with the most international areas (Buford Highway corridor, Clarkston, West Gwinnett).
Yet we applaud him thoroughly because we like any free party that promises "art, dance, music & food."
Anyhooz, it goes down June 3, 11-3.
Brought to you by the Fifth district Committee of Multicultural Initiatives.
Call Rep. Lewis' office for more info: (404) 659-0116
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Special notice: Khaled Hosseini to speak at GPC
We have been advised of an excellent opportunity to hear the readings of Khaled Hosseini, internationally acclaimed Afghan author. The reading will be held at the Clarkston campus of Georgia Perimeter College, Fine Arts Auditorium at 7:00 PM on May 28.
Reservations are not required but are highly recommended: 770-274-5145
The author of The Kite Runner is out to promote his new book A Thousand Splendid Sons.
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Taipei Says "hold up!" to Atlanta Aquarium
So, the Aquarium wants two whale sharks to replace the one that died under mysterious circumstances in January.
But Taiwan's fishery agency wants the full autopsy on Ralph before they send us another fish.
They said on Friday that they want the autopsy and a statement explaining the usefulness of displaying such a fish so far from its native habitat before they send us any more -- so the reports the AJC today.
Pretty picky for an agency that's gonna eat these fishes if they don't go to the Aquarium.
Ah well, their fishes, their choice . . . ¶ 7:17 PM 0 comments
But Taiwan's fishery agency wants the full autopsy on Ralph before they send us another fish.
They said on Friday that they want the autopsy and a statement explaining the usefulness of displaying such a fish so far from its native habitat before they send us any more -- so the reports the AJC today.
Pretty picky for an agency that's gonna eat these fishes if they don't go to the Aquarium.
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Know your scripts Atlanta!
Each time we bust this out, AG has an Atlanta-area picture of a non-English piece of writing and (attempt to) name the script and language.
This one is ubiquitous:
Korean!
Previous issues:
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Balalaika, Gamelan, Guzheng and more
Need World Music in Atlanta? Try these:
Joanne's Zheng Studio (she has group classes)
The Drum Cafe in Atlanta = djembe, dunun, kenkeni, congas . . . and more.
Atlanta Pipe Band (bagpipe!)
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Atlanta Caribbean Carnival!
Carnival might have been months ago in the rest of the world, but May 26 is the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival!! Wow. This looks GOOD. Calipso, Soca, Food, music, a parade of music while eating food . . .
Ok, AG has always hated web sites with music. But no more! Not after hearing We Kinda Ting, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Georgia, Optimistique Entertainment, Paradise Carnival Troup and Thunderbirds USA. Just try to listen to one of these sites and not plan to be out there.
And if you're not too hung over, Guyana Fun Day for families is on Sunday; a less-family oriented Guyana Day Ball follows at Club Europe. Presented by Guyana Association of Georgia. ¶ 10:40 PM 0 comments
Carnival might have been months ago in the rest of the world, but May 26 is the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival!! Wow. This looks GOOD. Calipso, Soca, Food, music, a parade of music while eating food . . .Ok, AG has always hated web sites with music. But no more! Not after hearing We Kinda Ting, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Georgia, Optimistique Entertainment, Paradise Carnival Troup and Thunderbirds USA. Just try to listen to one of these sites and not plan to be out there.
And if you're not too hung over, Guyana Fun Day for families is on Sunday; a less-family oriented Guyana Day Ball follows at Club Europe. Presented by Guyana Association of Georgia. ¶ 10:40 PM 0 comments
Saturday, May 12, 2007
May 19: bilingual job fair
The Latin American Association is having its biggest bilingual job fair of the year on May 19.
It's the 25th annual career expo. ¶ 11:19 PM 0 comments
It's the 25th annual career expo. ¶ 11:19 PM 0 comments
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Mid East Food Fest
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St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church is having its 41st annual Mid East Food Fest on May 19 & 20. To include food, music, bazaar, and a tour of this most lovely Ponce de Leon church.
Incidentally, the Melkite Catholic Church is in a former house on Ponce.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
European Notes for Europe Day
Europe Day is tomorrow, May 9.
- In honor, SCIS is holding an event so big they have to rent the hall at the Atlanta History Center.
They're having a program called 'A Dialogue on Europe' featuring German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth and French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte. No doubt moderator and SCIS President Peter White has a barrage of questions on hand. What's this? A quicktime movie of Mr. White??
And wowzers, fulltime students and teachers with ID get in free!
- Last week, Delta started direct service from ATL to Prague.
- Also, shouts out to Atlanta resident Frans de Waal, one of the world's top Primatologists. Time magazine just named him one of the world's top 100 influential people. Not that Time's list is all that, um . . . 'international', but we like to state any press that Atlanta folks get. And Dr. de Waal deserves a lot. But why categorize this in AG? He's Dutch.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Arab-American Cultural links
The Alif Institute is apparently also equivalent with the Arab-American Fund of Georgia. They pal around with the Arab American Women's Society of Georgia.
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The Alif Institute is holding an exhibit of paintings by Atlanta artist Nabil Mousa.
The Alif Institute is apparently also equivalent with the Arab-American Fund of Georgia. They pal around with the Arab American Women's Society of Georgia.The Alif Institute and AAWSG calendars are pretty up-to-date; they offer Arabic classes, art and cultural excursions and the women sponsor model Arab League!
Meanwhile, so you can recognize Nabil Mousa if you see him, this is a self-portrait <------
Friday, May 04, 2007
European Grocery Stores, Gwinnett Locations
Bosnians Making Mark in Atlanta
If you have any business in Gwinnett County, you may have noticed over the past few years a lot of people with last names ending with -vic, -nic, -vik, -nik or other k- or c-related combinations.
This tends to indicate a Bosnian community.
Bosnians started coming to Atlanta in large numbers in 1992, pushed out of their homes by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
No one has good population data since the 2000 census, but the ARC says that Bosnian community leaders say there are about 8-10,000 of their number in the metro.
"Their reported preference is to live in Gwinnett", the ARC says with dramatic understatement. "We are all over Gwinnett!" says a Bosnian friend of AG (who lives in Gwinnett).
Gwinnett Federal Credit Union employs a Bosnian (ie, Serbo-Croat) speaker at every branch and has its materials translated into Bosnian.
We can't be completely sure, but AG believes this is a Bosnian party planner that happens to have links to a lot of Bosnian businesses, Koncerti u Atlanti.
(The flags that refer to "Red Army Mostar" are talking about a soccer team)
If you have any business in Gwinnett County, you may have noticed over the past few years a lot of people with last names ending with -vic, -nic, -vik, -nik or other k- or c-related combinations.
This tends to indicate a Bosnian community.
Bosnians started coming to Atlanta in large numbers in 1992, pushed out of their homes by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
No one has good population data since the 2000 census, but the ARC says that Bosnian community leaders say there are about 8-10,000 of their number in the metro.
"Their reported preference is to live in Gwinnett", the ARC says with dramatic understatement. "We are all over Gwinnett!" says a Bosnian friend of AG (who lives in Gwinnett).
Gwinnett Federal Credit Union employs a Bosnian (ie, Serbo-Croat) speaker at every branch and has its materials translated into Bosnian.
We can't be completely sure, but AG believes this is a Bosnian party planner that happens to have links to a lot of Bosnian businesses, Koncerti u Atlanti.
(The flags that refer to "Red Army Mostar" are talking about a soccer team)
We found this newspaper at the Stella Mart at 251 Senic Highway (Hwy 124) in Lawrenceville. We also found an astounding variety of sausages and Fanta in European bottles.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Translator Jobs in Atlanta
Do you speak something besides English?
Looking to pick up that cheddar?
These people are always looking for resumes:
Ameraz Language Solutions
Language Institute of Atlanta
Latin American Translators' Network
Multilingual Services Network
SDL International
Business Linguistics
Language Line
And these ones have job openings from time to time:
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Looking to pick up that cheddar?
These people are always looking for resumes:
Ameraz Language Solutions
Language Institute of Atlanta
Latin American Translators' Network
Multilingual Services Network
SDL International
Business Linguistics
Language Line
And these ones have job openings from time to time:
Professional Translating Service ¶ 8:26 PM 0 comments
