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Are you a Global Citizen?-- How to make a positive impact in the world --
Manxi LiuColumbia University
Let’s learn Chinese!
Get into small groups with one of your Chinese classmates and learn how to say:
•Hello•Goodbye•Thank you•And one new word of your choice!
People’s Republic of China
• Population: over 1.3 billion• Capital city: Beijing• Territory: the 3rd largest
country of the world• Languages: Mandarin,
Cantonese
• 56 ethnic groups• 2nd largest economy in the
world
Who is a Global Citizen?
My Answer: a person who thinks, works, and lives in way that connect to people of all cultures
A little about me…
• Born in Chongqing, moved to Beijing
• Came to Columbia University for graduate study in 2005 (School of International and Public Affairs)
• Love travel, food, reading, sports
My Experiences
AtlantaBostonBrasília Buenos AiresCaracasChicagoDenverLos AngelesMexico City
New YorkRio de JaneiroSacramentoSan FranciscoSan SalvadorSantiagoSão PauloTegucigalpaWashington, D.C.
AthensBarcelonaBrusselsBucharestDublinDüsseldorfFrankfurtHelsinki
IstanbulKievLisbonLondonMadridMaltaMilanMoscowMulheim
ParisPragueSevilleStockholmSt. PetersburgViennaWarsawZurich
AmmanBeirutCairoCasablancaDar Es
SalaamDubai
BangaloreBangkokBeijingChennaiGuangzhouHo Chi Minh
City
Hong KongHyderabadJakartaKolkataKuala LumpurManilaMumbaiNew Delhi
SeoulShanghaiSingaporeTaipeiTokyo
CanberraSydney
Ikeja LagosJeddahJohannesburgKuwait CityManamaNairobiRiyadh
Yellow dot indicates an Ogilvy PR Affiliate
THE AMERICAS EUROPE AFRICA ANDMIDDLE EAST
ASIA AUSTRALIA
I work in the public relations / communication industry.
My Experiences2) Giving back to my community
- Volunteer program we initiated to correct English signage in Beijing, in the subway stations, airport, train station, so as to help foreign tourists and visitors get better directions in the city.
- Even little contribution makes a difference
Group Activity: Taking Action
1)Get in to your groups.
2)Write down ONE thing that you can do to improve the issue either in NYC or abroad (in your passports!).
1)Share with the class!