International Marketing Review #53

International Marketing Review – Multicultural Cities

When a city has a population that is cosmopolitan and international, it can take on the role of an important destination for immigrants. As an example, Toronto is considered one of the world’s most diverse cities because of the percentage of non-native-born residents – about half of the population were born outside of Canada.

Many cities pride themselves on being multi-cultural and this week I have put together a list of posts that are related to multicultural cities. I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to the 16 May 2009 International Marketing Review.

Jennifer Lim presents Singapore – A multi cultural experience posted at Travel Reviews Blog saying “Singapore is a country small in size, but an economic giant especially in South East Asia. Singapore is situated at the south tip of Malaysia, just one degree north of the equator.  Most reviews about Singapore are about it being a modern city and a haven for shoppers and food enthusiast. Having been a local there for most of my life, I would like to review Singapore in terms of its multicultural background.”

Nathan Diament presents Don’t blame Jerusalem for being multicultural posted at Jerusalem Post saying “We should not blame Jerusalem for being a multi-ethnic city, nor should we blame Israel for the policy of granting rights and privileges to minorities in Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens are not Jewish and are loyal to the state. The fact that some can’t and won’t is not the fault of Israel or the municipal borders of Jerusalem.”

Kim Sung Kyung presents Towards An Inter-Cultural City: Leicester and its Efforts for Constructing a Multicultural City posted at Gwangju saying “Leicester was not a multicultural city at all at the beginning. Ironically enough, it was rather the most racist cities in the UK. In 1972, Leicester City Council decided to advertise ‘the important notice’ in the Ugandan Argus newspaper in order to prevent more immigrants from Uganda coming to Leicester. In this notice, Leicester City Council explained that the city could not take more immigrants since the immigrants threatened the living standard and condition of Leicester. As this notice shows, Leicester City Council considered immigrants as a threat to the identity and culture of Leicester, and put enormous efforts to stop more migration. Despite of these endeavours, however, thousands of immigrants from Uganda and Kenya arrived in Leicester, settled down and became one of major ethnic communities alongside the Irish and Indian. If so, what has been happened to this racist Leicester? What socio-cultural factors have contributed to this change? After all, how has Leicester managed to become a multicultural city?”

Andhra Pradesh presents Twin cities a multicultural confluence posted at The Hindu saying “With the twin cities serving as a melting point for many cultures, its impact is visible even in the folk art forms of the cities, says S. Narsing Rao, researcher of Telugu University and an international folk artiste.”

loveleen presents Punjabi cultural exhibition wins first prize at Multicultural festival in Springfield (Ohio),USA posted at Sikh Net saying “The 12th Annual Culture Fest of Springfield (Ohio) served up music, dancing, food, information and activities from around the globe. Several thousand turned out for the free event and encountered an electric array of live music acts on two stages, 61 booths featuring traditional cuisine and crafts from a variety of cultures: Indian, Greek, Chinese and many more. The choices also included Mexican, Greek, Indian and Italian foods; bluegrass, jazz and Andean music; and African, Indian and Celtic dancers. Punjabis living in the Springfield and Dayton area celebrated this song and dance festival by exhibiting Gidha and Bhangra.”

M.Benaut presents Adelaïde, la ville la moins chère, pour les étudiants d’outre-mer posted at Adelaide Daily Photo saying “Figures released by Australian Education International show there was a 29.2% rise in the number of international students in South Australia last year. The top 10 sources for international students are now China, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.”

Krystyna Cap presents The Macedonians in Toronto posted at Heritage Toronto saying “”A city of unmatched diversity,” wrote Toronto Star staff reporters Francine Kopun and Nicholas Keung after the release of the 2006 Canadian census. The community profile revealed that 45.7% of GTA residents were foreign born and almost half counted a language other than French or English as their mother tongue. The results were not surprising as annual immigration targets hover around the 250,000 mark, with the GTA alone attracting in excess of 100,000 immigrants per year.”

Bob Fisher presents Thoughts on Malaysia’s 50 Years of Nationhood posted at The Philosophical Traveller saying “As I moved throughout this stunningly beautiful country, from one cultural experience to another — a thrilling Deepavali Festival, breathtaking Mosques and an exquisite Islamic Art Museum, elegant Buddhist temples, and the shrine-like home of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Penang, and I could go on and on — I became aware of how the three principal cultures co-exist, cooperate, but in the final analysis remain in some respects three solitudes”

More International Marketing Reviews:

• #53 – Multi-cultural Cities
• #52 – International Social Networking
• #51 – Mothers Day 2009
• #50 – Cross-Cultural Management
• #49 – Holidays Around The World In May 2009
• #48 – Earth Day 2009
• #47 – Easter 2009
• #46 – G20
• #45 – UN-Earth Hour Events On Earth Day
• #44 – World Water Day
• #43 – Flat Stanley travels the world
• #42 – English Tweeting Women to follow from Europe
• #41 – English Tweeting Women to follow from Europe
• #40 – Intercultural Encounters
• #39 – International Valentines Day 2009
• #38 – The White Paper Summit 2009
• #37 – Social Media Changes and President Obama
• #36 – Social Media and the President
• #35 – Globalization and the Global Economy
• #34 – Cross-Cultural Encounters
• #33 – Cultural & International Links
• #32 – 2009 Predictions
• #31 – Christmas Meals Around The World
• #30 – Christmas Trees Around The World
• #29 – Santa Claus In Different Cultures
• #28 – International Christmas Shopping
• #27 – On Multicultural Matters
• #26 – On International Sales
• #25 – On Cross-Cultural Communication
• #24 – On Translations
• #23 – On Email Marketing
• #19 – International Business

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