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Michigan’s Global Brand

February 9th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Michigan can become a world destination by leveraging its already popular global brands.

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Americans Not Global Enough

December 29th, 2011 · 7 Comments

China’s been chasing us for years, but we’ll end up the pursuer if we don’t become more global.

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Mostly Good to be Home

October 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Mostly Good to be Home by Dan Redford October 8, 2010 A few weeks ago, the globetrotting summer that took me from the streets of Shanghai to the high rises of Hong Kong and then to the flats of Jerusalem finally brought me back home to Michigan. Reality has set in: summer is over. And, [...]

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Lansing to Shanghai to Jerusalem

August 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Lansing to Shanghai to Jerusalem by Dan Redford August 13, 2010 JERUSALEM — If you’ve been reading my blogs on Shanghai-Exposed.com you may have been confused by the last few days of posts. They have nothing to do with Shanghai or the Expo or even China. The simple reason for this is that 13 days [...]

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Experiencing Chinese Diversity

July 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Experiencing Chinese Diversity by Dan Redford July 16, 2010 In America, we pride ourselves on our diversity. Our nation’s identity is, as President Obama says in every showing of the “American Spirit” here at the USA Pavilion, “a nation of immigrants, from all corners of the world.” China is not normally associated with the word [...]

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Chinese Fourth of July

July 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Chinese Fourth of July by Dan Redford July 9, 2010 We all had the opportunity to celebrate our nation’s independence last week. I haven’t spent July 4th on American soil since 2007, and my Fourths in China have been very different than the pomp and circumstance, the fireworks and the hot dogs that we are [...]

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Being Different

July 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments

Being Different by Dan Redford July 2, 2010 The Lao Wai Experience Last time, I wrote about China’s view of itself through the China Pavilion. This week, I want to give you a deeper glimpse into what China looks like from my eyes as a lao wai, or foreigner. My first experience in China was [...]

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China’s Story

June 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments

China’s Story by Dan Redford June 18, 2010 Though things have certainly not gotten slower here at Expo, I have been finding a little time to sneak away from the USA Pavilion to see some other sites. Two days ago I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a fast-pass ticket into the China [...]

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Teaching Students to Compete Abroad

June 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Teaching Students to Compete Abroad by Dan Redford June 11, 2010 The Shanghai World Expo is all about understanding both what makes us different and what brings us together. One thing that brings together Michigan and China is the need to develop business and entrepreneurship. Our Michigan educational environment must start to place more of [...]

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The View from Inside

May 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The View from Inside by Dan Redford May 28, 2010 It is no secret that the USA Pavilion at the World Expo has been receiving mixed, sometimes bordering on harsh, reviews. Reports from Huffington Post, The New York Times, NPR and countless blogs seem to paint a picture of the USA Pavilion as merely a [...]

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