Indian Student Dances Through LIfe
Written by: Joanne Posa At first glance, Amiya Renavikar may seem like a typical high school student, as she balances the many challenges of advanced studies, club activities, community service, SAT...
View ArticleFrench and Francophone Film Festival
Written by: Michael Krueger This March I am participating in Upstate International which is a month long series of internationally themed cultural exhibitions, business networking, social events, and...
View ArticleThe Ringing of 100 Bells
Written by: Allen Horton Greenville kicks off Upstate International Month with a tradition older than America itself. Once a year, the belfries of the city skyline shake off their dust....
View ArticleBollywood Comes to the Upstate
Written by: Allen Horton Bollywood icon to give live performance at local restaurant. At 4pm, Wednesday, Udaya Movies, a Kannada-language Indian cable channel, ran a delightful...
View ArticleFood Chains, The Revolution in American Fields
Written by: Michael Krueger Tonight I attended a screening of “Food Chains, The Revolution in American Fields” as part of Upstate International, our month long series of internationally themed cultural...
View ArticleFive Ways To Experience The World Without Leaving The Upstate
Every March, as spring flowers begin to peep through our clay-colored South Carolina soil, the Upstate comes alive with its own brand of brilliance. Home to over 100 different cultures, the Upstate is...
View ArticleFrench and Francophone Film Festival Shows ‘James Baldwin: The Price of a...
By Allen F. Horton Tuesday, May 17th, USC Upstate showed the second installment in its French and Francophone Film Festival. The film was a documentary detailing the life writer James...
View ArticleHispanic Business Owners Come Together at Greenville Chamber of Commerce
By Allen F. Horton Thursday, March 19th, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce held its Hispanic Business and Community Open House. The evening’s presenting sponsor was Carlo White Agency, an extension...
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Women in History a program by AHAM (Asociacion Hispano – Americana de Mujeres)
By Rose Nanziri, Uganda, part of the International Leaders in Education Program of Clemson University I was given an invitation to the AHAM meeting by Ms. Margaret Warner who is one of our major...
View ArticleGlobal Symposium Inspires Students In Tigertown
Written By: Marty Duckenfield, Associate Producer at Clemson Broadcast Productions A seed of an idea was planted over two years ago when a group of Clemson students, all alumni from a study abroad...
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Commentary: Religious freedom meant for all
April 2016 From The Greenville News (Source:Greenville Online) JOHNNA MALICI, Guest Columnist 1:04 a.m. EDT April 2, 2016 I am the Principal of As-Sabeel Academy, Greenville’s Islamic elementary and...
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Greenville Library connects with the Indian Community through Upstate...
For several years, the Library has been able to offer Indian cultural events because of Upstate International. We knew there was a large Indian community living around the Pelham Road library, but...
View ArticleWhy the Upstate Needs a World Affairs Council by Upstate SC Alliance
Why the Upstate Needs a World Affairs Council Business in the Upstate has been globally influenced as far back as the 1700s, but now it’s more important than ever that global connection and...
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International Cocktails and a Twist
Upstate International’s 5th annual kick-off party for Upstate International Month will certainly not disappoint. Who doesn’t want to RSVP to an evening of cocktails, appetizers, sambas, mambos and...
View ArticleGreenville Business Leaders Share Secrets
As Greenville embraces International Month, we can’t overlook the countless businesses across the Upstate who support and empower the international community and the movement to make Greenville...
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One Amazing Thing- A book read with Clemson and U&I
The Month of March continues to bring us more opportunities to highlight the beauty of diversity in the Upstate International community. Clemson University’s Dr. Brandon Jones, along with Jumah...
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Why we’re not equal- A lesson in global fluency
After weeks of traveling through Europe, I was trudging through the streets of Athens in the pouring rain, trying to find a bus to connect me to another bus that would eventually get me and my cohorts...
View ArticleTravel Prep: Unpacking the Planning Baggage
To travel, or not to travel… but really, is that the question? For many of us the question is not will we travel, but how, where and when. I feel giddy at the thought of sitting in a cafe, with a...
View ArticleWhy Be a Member?
Sometimes, “membership” sounds a little scary. To me, it sounds like money, time commitments, and cliquey social groups — all things that, as a senior in college, I can’t afford. But then I started...
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A Heart for the 3rd World: Nepal and Beyond, by Rob Rowen
I am Rob Rowen and I have recently relocated from the Tampa Bay area to the Upstate. Tracie Frese invited me to tell you a little about the work I have been doing for the last 9 years. I, along with...
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