Travel the World in Cleveland Ohio
Missed the Cleveland Asian Festival this past May 17 and 18? It was incredible! Food, dance, music and fun make for a wonderful family outing. Greater Cleveland is home to 117 different ethnic groups. Many celebrate their customs with wonderful festivals. Check out the Plain Dealer’s Five ethnic festivals you must see!
Want more than a festival?
Cleveland People has a wonderful list of all kinds of international events HERE!
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A New Language Immersion School for Cleveland
Students with bilingual skills have a significant career advantage in the global marketplace. If former Global Cleveland Director of Community Affairs Meran Rogers gets her way, Cleveland-area children will soon have an opportunity to spend up to fifty percent of each school day immersed in Mandarin Chinese or Spanish at GALA, a new charter school. With a preliminary agreement from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in hand, Rogers plans to open GALA in August 2015. The goal is to produce bilingual, bi-literate students, giving them an advantage over their conventionally taught peers. Everything from science and math to art class will be taught bilingually.
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Bhutanese Students Publish Newspaper
Brothers Hari Kumar Dahal and Ganga R. Dahal started Connecting Cleveland, a Bhutanese student volunteer group, dedicated to helping Bhutanese Displaced Personss adjust to the Cleveland lifestyle. The group produces a monthly newspaper, written in English and Nepali, to teach their Bhutanese families and friends about cultural events and the education and financial assistance programs available to them in Cleveland.
In the past couple of years, the Greater Cleveland area has seen an influx of Bhutanese Displaced Personss. Before arriving here, most of them lived in Displaced Persons camps in Nepal and India. When offered the chance to move to the United States and gain freedom and peace, several families took the opportunity and were directed to Cleveland.
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Ohio Governor John Kasich supports Talent Attraction Initiative
At the launch of Global Cleveland's Talent Attraction Campaign on May 1st, Governor John Kasich said the program could become a model for the state. Demonstrating his support of the organization's talent attraction initiative, JobsOhio President John Minor announced an award of $750,000 to assist Global Cleveland in its efforts. Mayor Frank Jackson also addressed the audience of over 1000 supporters, providing a warm welcome to all current and future newcomers.
The fun, multimedia event celebrated Cleveland and the positive momentum it is currently experiencing. The evening included international cuisine, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive Cleveland Playlist", and drawings for great Cleveland-related prizes.
Thirteen multicultural performance groups entertained the attendees, including: SEE VIDEO HERE
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Global Cleveland Hits the Road to Washington, D.C.
Cleveland-connected residents living in the Washington, D.C. area will get a taste of the jobs and growing industries available in Greater Cleveland on June 26th. Business and civic leaders will travel to D.C.'s National Press Club to spread the word that Cleveland has gone through some dramatic changes since many of them left. The hope is that after the young professional crowd hears what the Clevelanders have to say, some of them may want to come back to fill the open jobs and start new businesses in Northeast Ohio.KNOW SOMEONE IN DC? send them the invitation: HERE
REGISTER FOR THE JOB FAIR: HERE
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City's Mix Should Be on Display
Letter to the Editor: By Joy Roller
Read Joy Roller's bold letter to the editor of Crain's Cleveland Business in response to their predictions of the new up and coming faces that will be making meaningful changes in Cleveland for 2014. She makes her case that Crain's list should have included more diversity, considering Cleveland has a wide range of successful professionals from different backgrounds. Read More
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Your Dollar Goes Further in Cleveland
This infographic tells the story pretty clearly:
To read the original CNN Money article, click here. To tinker around with the cost of living calendar, visit this website.
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