Isaac Scharf and Audrey Horowitz, Associated Press Updated 9:08 am CDT, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 This photo shows a 13-year-old Eva Heyman photographed in Hungary months before she was murdered in a Nazi concentration camp in 1944. An Instagram account based on Heyman’s real-life journal is generating buzz as an innovative way to share Holocaust testimony with youth, as global understanding of the genocide declines and the community of eyewitnesses dwindles. (Yad Vashem via AP) less This photo shows a 13-year-old Eva Heyman photographed in Hungary months before she was murdered in a Nazi concentration camp in 1944. An Instagram account based on Heyman’s real-life journal is generating ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 This photo … [Read more...] about Instagram story aims to engage new generation with Holocaust
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New-generation tasks ahead for FDI in Vietnam
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is exerting a powerful effect on foreign capital inflows to Vietnam, forcing the local government to issue far-reaching reforms in order to catch up with new-generation foreign-invested investment (FDI). Dr Phan Huu Thang, vice chairman of Vietnam’s Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises, confirmed that hi-tech processing and manufacturing, smart agriculture, healthcare, education and training, and renewable energy will be the hottest sectors for FDI in the coming months and years. Dr Phan Huu Thang, vice chairman of Vietnam’s Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises New-generation FDI is required by the government to be more selective and focus on sectors that utilise hi-tech and environmentally-friendly solutions. There are concerns that this will reduce the number of foreign-invested projects in the country. What should be done to ensure an increase in both the quantity and quality of FDI? The … [Read more...] about New-generation tasks ahead for FDI in Vietnam
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
IRVINE, Calif. — Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s for graduate school, and like many others, wound up settling in America, starting a career and raising her family while a revolution upended her homeland and fractured relations with the U.S. The two countries remain bitter adversaries. In his State of the Union address last week, President Donald Trump said Iran does "bad, bad things" and "threatens genocide against the Jewish people"; Iran's foreign minister countered that the U.S. has backed "dictators, butchers and extremists." It's against that tense backdrop that Sharifan and others from her generation seek to build a connection to their Iranian heritage and culture among their American children and grandchildren. Now 67, Sharifan oversees the Persian collection and programming for a library in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, that hosts a weekly story time for Iranian-American children that she began six years ago. At a recent gathering, a … [Read more...] about Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
Brands try to convince new generations products aren’t just for their parents
By Janet Morrissey, New York Times Published 4:54 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal sit on display in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. When Kellogg’s Special K started a campaign to appeal to younger women last year, its ad showed women engaged in energetic activities, along with an affirmation: “We eat.” Some found it condescending and patronizing to portray “eating” as some feat that women had accomplished. Others found it confusing since everybody eats. less Boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal sit on display in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. When Kellogg’s Special K started a campaign to appeal to younger women last year, its ad showed women ... more Photo: Gene J. Puskar /Associated Press Photo: Gene J. Puskar /Associated … [Read more...] about Brands try to convince new generations products aren’t just for their parents
‘A new generation’ of the Von Erich wrestling family is returning to San Antonio
By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com Published 11:06 am CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-9', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 9', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Courtesy, River City Wrestling Image 1of/9 CaptionClose Image 1 of 9 Ross and Marshall Von Erich, sons of Kevin Von Erich, will headline a match on Sept. 8 at Retama Park Horse Race Track in Selma. River City Wrestling and World Class Revolution Pro's United We Stand event will give local wrestling fans the chance to … [Read more...] about ‘A new generation’ of the Von Erich wrestling family is returning to San Antonio