Unofficial Ambassadors

Author : Donna Alvah
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814705018

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Unofficial Ambassadors by Donna Alvah Pdf

"Those who viewed military families as representatives of their nation believed that they could project a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War and were essential to the ideological battle against communism. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these "unofficial ambassadors" cultivated relationships with both local people and military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Donna Alvah
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814707548

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Unofficial Ambassadors by Donna Alvah Pdf

As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. Wives in particular were encouraged to use their feminine influence to forge ties with residents of occupied and host nations. In this untold story of Cold War diplomacy, Donna Alvah describes how these “unofficial ambassadors” spread the United States’ perception of itself and its image of world order in the communities where husbands and fathers were stationed, cultivating relationships with both local people and other military families in private homes, churches, schools, women's clubs, shops, and other places. Unofficial Ambassadors reminds us that, in addition to soldiers and world leaders, ordinary people make vital contributions to a nation's military engagements. Alvah broadens the scope of the history of the Cold War by analyzing how ideas about gender, family, race, and culture shaped the U.S. military presence abroad.

Author : Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Student exchange programs
ISBN : UOM:39015035589392

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The Unofficial Ambassadors by Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students Pdf

Author : Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Student exchange programs
ISBN : UOM:39015035589426

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The Unofficial Ambassadors by Committee on Friendly Relations among Foreign Students Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005983056

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Distinguished Civilian Awards and Cultural Interchange and Development by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2028 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104236114

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1566 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015039524262

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education Pdf

Author : Kate Otto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781582705231

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Everyday Ambassador by Kate Otto Pdf

"In a world of limitless technology, we are more connected than ever before, but our hyper-connected lifestyles threaten our ability to know ourselves and meaningfully interact with each other. Everyday Ambassador offers a solution to this disconnectivity paradox--reflections, everyday examples, and tools that anyone can use every day and everywhere to maximize technology's capacity for social change. With an emphasis on the core values of focus, empathy, humility, and patience, Everyday Ambassador demonstrates that the power of technology is not in the tool but in the intention of the person using it. Everyday ambassadorship is a process that starts from the inside out and serves our countries, cities, communities, and even our own homes. Changing ourselves is the necessary first step to changing the world"--

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : UCAL:B3636581

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Departments of State, Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 1962 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1278 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021055533

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Departments of State, Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 1962, Hearings Before the Subcommittee of ... , 87-1 on H.R. 7371 by United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations Committee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2776 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104268695

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Hearings by United States. Congress Senate Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1476 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Finance
ISBN : UOM:39015018403769

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Hearings by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Madeline Y. Hsu
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691176215

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The Good Immigrants by Madeline Y. Hsu Pdf

Conventionally, US immigration history has been understood through the lens of restriction and those who have been barred from getting in. In contrast, The Good Immigrants considers immigration from the perspective of Chinese elites—intellectuals, businessmen, and students—who gained entrance because of immigration exemptions. Exploring a century of Chinese migrations, Madeline Hsu looks at how the model minority characteristics of many Asian Americans resulted from US policies that screened for those with the highest credentials in the most employable fields, enhancing American economic competitiveness. The earliest US immigration restrictions targeted Chinese people but exempted students as well as individuals who might extend America's influence in China. Western-educated Chinese such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek became symbols of the US impact on China, even as they patriotically advocated for China's modernization. World War II and the rise of communism transformed Chinese students abroad into refugees, and the Cold War magnified the importance of their talent and training. As a result, Congress legislated piecemeal legal measures to enable Chinese of good standing with professional skills to become citizens. Pressures mounted to reform American discriminatory immigration laws, culminating with the 1965 Immigration Act. Filled with narratives featuring such renowned Chinese immigrants as I. M. Pei, The Good Immigrants examines the shifts in immigration laws and perceptions of cultural traits that enabled Asians to remain in the United States as exemplary, productive Americans.

Author : Mischa Honeck
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501716201

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Our Frontier Is the World by Mischa Honeck Pdf

Mischa Honeck's Our Frontier Is the World is a provocative account of how the Boy Scouts echoed and enabled American global expansion in the twentieth century.The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has long been a standard bearer for national identity. The...

Author : David Fitzgerald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350102231

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Militarization and the American Century by David Fitzgerald Pdf

Taking American mobilization in WWII as its departure point, this book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the history of militarization in the United States since 1940. Exploring the ways in which war and the preparation for war have shaped and affected the United States during 'The American Century', Fitzgerald demonstrates how militarization has moulded relations between the US and the rest of the world. Providing a timely synthesis of key scholarship in a rapidly developing field, this book shows how national security concerns have affected issues as diverse as the development of the welfare state, infrastructure spending, gender relations and notions of citizenship. It also examines the way in which war is treated in the American imagination; how it has been depicted throughout this era, why its consequences have been made largely invisible and how Americans have often considered themselves to be reluctant warriors. In integrating domestic histories with international and transnational topics such as the American 'empire of bases' and the experience of American service personnel overseas, the author outlines the ways in which American militarization had, and still has, global consequences. Of interest to scholars, researchers and students of military history, war studies, US foreign relations and policy, this book addresses a burgeoning and dynamic field from which parallels and comparisons can be drawn for the modern day.