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SUMMARY:Sake Tasting with Certified Sake Sommelier
DESCRIPTION:Join Certified Sake Sommelier Akisa Fukuzawa on Friday\, May 7th\, for a virtual event that is certain to put a smile on your face! She will teach us about sake and the culture behind the drink. We will be tasting 3 types of sake – Sparkling (Mio brand)\, Daiginjo (Dassai brand)\, and Ginjo (Kikusui brand). \nPlease note this event is only for those at least 21 years of age. \n \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nAkisa Fukuzawa has studied and worked both in her native country of Japan and the United States for over 28 years in a variety of industries and sectors. While Akisa was serving as Executive Director for the non-profit Japan America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO) in 2014\, she organized a sake tasting event at a downtown Columbus Japanese restaurant and was inspired by the sake sommelier who she hired. Since then\, she studied to become a sake sommelier herself and was officially certified by the Food & Beverage Specialists Organization in Japan in 2016. \nAkisa focuses on two areas related to sake: public education and sake tasting events. Since sake is very unique to Japanese culture\, she believes that explaining the cultural background and history of sake is just as important as talking about the production process and tasting the different flavors. \n \n******************************************************************************************************* \nPlease note: If you buy a ticket that includes sake\, it is non-refundable since we will need to order the sake in advance.  The sake we purchase will be available for pickup in one or more locations in and around Cincinnati;  specific locations to be confirmed. \nFor those who prefer to purchase up sake on their own: two of the brands we will be tasting are available in the Cincinnati area as follows: \n-Mio (Sparking): Kroger (some locations) and Jungle Jim’s (Fairfield)\n-Kikusui (Ginjo): Jungle Jim’s (Fairfield) \n  \nThis workshop is sponsored by: \n\n \nwith additional support from:\n\nThe Tōkaidō Fund
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/sake-tasting-with-certified-sake-sommelier/
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SUMMARY:May Global Diplomacy Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin International Focus on May 21 at noon for the monthly Global Diplomacy Dialogue. This month’s topic is Digital Transformation: Artificial Intelligence\, Ethics\, and Accessibility \nPanelists:\n– Victor Guzun | Managing Partner | Guzun Consulting\n– Phaedra Boinodiris | Trust in AI Business Transformation Leader | IBM\ \nRegister here!
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/may-global-diplomacy-dialogue/
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SUMMARY:Listening for the Heartbeat of Iran
DESCRIPTION:Tara Kangarlou will be discussing the role of media and society in the U.S. and Iran\, and her insights about the Iranian people and culture as the western media seems to highlight only a slim view of this country of 80 million people. Tara will be interviewed by Todd Schwartz\, former Foreign Service officer with the United States and current Executive Director with the European American Chamber of Commerce Cincinnati.  \nMore about Tara Kangarlou: She is an award-winning journalist who has reported\, written\, and produced breaking news\, investigative pieces\, and broadcast stories for NBC-LA\, CNN\, CNN International and Al Jazeera America. Her writing and reporting has also appeared in digital news outlets such as TIME\, Vanity Fair\, Huffington Post\, and Al Monitor. She previously served as a fellow at the East West Institute\, is a contributor to Al Jazeera\, and a frequent commentator on various news outlets covering the MENA region and humanitarian issues worldwide. \nIn 2015\, she led Al Jazeera America’s team with unprecedented access to report from inside Iran during the nuclear negotiations. In recent years\, she has reported extensively from the Syrian border regions of Lebanon\, Turkey and Jordan covering issues that impact Syrian refugees\, host countries\, and the Middle East at large. In 2016\, she founded Art of Hope\, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the psychosocial and mental health needs of refugees in Lebanon. \nHer forthcoming book\, The Heartbeat of Iran will be released on June 1st\, and captures the heart and soul of a country that’s often seen through news headlines and a political fog that blurs the reality of life for millions of Iranians inside the country. Each chapter is an incredibly nuanced\, textured\, and intimate journey into the diversity of beliefs\, struggles\, and complexities of life in today’s Iran – all told through the real stories of its people. Tara was born and raised in Tehran and is fully bilingual in English and Farsi. \nYou can follow Tara at the handles below and pre-order her forthcoming book! \nTwitter: @TaraKangarlou\nLinkedIn: TaraKangarlou\nInstagram: @TaraKangarlou\nWebsite: TaraKangarlou.com\nFacebook: TaraKangarlouJournalist\nBook Link: The Heartbeat of Iran\n\n\nMore about Todd Schwartz:He retired from the Foreign Service of the United States in September 2015 with the personal rank of Counselor (roughly equivalent to Brigadier General). \nMr. Schwartz joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in 1987. His overseas postings included Germany\, Saudi Arabia\, Tunisia\, Qatar\, the Philippines\, Kuwait (Counselor for Economic Affairs)\, Canada (Principal Officer in Winnipeg\, Manitoba)\, and Iraq (Counselor for Economic Affairs). His assignments in Washington have included tours as Director for the Office of Iraq Economic Affairs\, Director of the Office of Iran Affairs\, and as an assessor with the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service. He received numerous awards throughout his career\, including three Superior Honor Awards\, six Meritorious Honor Awards\, and the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award. \nMr. Schwartz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics at the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Oxford\, Ohio. A father of four\, he is married to the former Nancy Dye Sunderland of Dayton\, Ohio. Nancy and Todd now reside in the Mount Washington area of Cincinnati. \n\nThis event was selected for World Affairs Council of America’s May Cover to Cover author series.
URL:https://globalcincinnati.org/event/listening-for-the-heartbeat-of-iran/
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