Fulbright Association 30th Anniversary Conference Dates Announced

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• 4/12/2007 8:29 PM Carl S. Hammen wrote:
  The Fulbright program and the Peace Corps
  are far more effective than the State Dept. in promoting mutual understanding between nations. The major problems are overpopulation and tribalism. The antidotes are family planning, and the brotherhood of man.
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• 4/15/2007 10:37 PM Irma Ruth Mendoza R. wrote:
  It would be very fruitful for all fulbrigters to hear on the issue of "Hunger and Homelessness" to a local, national, and international level. Millions of people worldwide live in impoverished conditions. However, there's a misconception on this issue because there's the belief that only third world peoples live under this conditions. However, statistics show that in the U.S. a great amount of people statewide suffering this scourge. As we can give in some social service to our communities volunteering in shelters and kitchens, advocating, making others aware of the need to help each other through raising funds to alleviate hunger and homelessness.
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• 4/20/2007 2:32 PM Duc Viet Nguyen wrote:
  There were two world wars in the 20th Century, following the death tolls after the World War I and WW II
  • 15,000,000–66,000,000 - World War I (1914–1918)
  • 60,000,000–72,000,000 - World War II (1939–1945)
  We are now living in the first several years of the 21st Century. The remains of the 20th Century are still ongoing. In addition, people have been facing terrorism, 911, suicide bombs, global warming plus natural disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami etc. I would suggest focusing on the following issues between the developed nations and the developing nations at the Fulbright Conference in November 2007:
  Increasing understanding, caring for all ethnics in the world even people have different cultures, languages, religions ect. Avoidance of socio-cultural religious political conflicts to prevent war, suicide bombs, terrorism.
  Increasing the implications of high technology to serve people and reduce global warning.
  The roles of Fulbrighters at global village: Increasing Fulbright Voluntary Scholars to teach, research in overseas, mostly developing nations, bring people friendly closer, internationally exchange Fulbright Scholars and students,
  Your comments are grateful appreciated.
  Duc Viet Nguyen, Independent Research & Writer for Peace
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• 5/3/2007 3:24 PM Patricia Polo wrote:
  I feel that this anniversary is a great opportunity for us to start thinking about the general principles and detailed agendas that will allow our societies to build the future that they are looking for and deserve. I believe that we should analyze both the conventional "developmental" efforts designed according to the unilateral perspective pursued by the Global North, and those "developmental" efforts that have taken into account the local needs and cultural values of the target groups. This analysis can be accomplished by reading about the results of both type of efforts, including assessments of their effectiveness, sustainability, and socio-cultural impacts. The most important point to keep in mind is that each culture in this planet needs to be acknowledged and respected as a proper and authentic way of living, and that they do not all necessarily fit into global models of "development." This is our role: to try to integrate the efforts to achieve the extended well being of societies with the local needs of each society.
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