We're Global Citizens: Conversations with Tomorrow's Leaders [Paperback]

Steffi Schütze (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2003

International House, otherwise known as I-House, is an institution and community established by the Rockefeller family in New York City. The mission of International House is to enable selected graduate students and interns from countries around the world to live and learn together in a supportive residential community that builds life-long qualities of leadership, tolerance, respect, and friendship among individuals of all nations and backgrounds. This collection of biographical sketches is based on interviews with I-House residents. They come from rich and poor countries, they worship God, Allah, and Buddah, they are male and female. They call themselves "Global Citizens," and in this book they talk honestly and frankly about their dreams, their fears, their happiest moments, and difficult lessons learned. They are our leaders of tomorrow. "When Harry Edmonds, John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the Cleveland Dodge family helped create International House in 1924, they foresaw a more interdependent world, and the need to transcend boundaries that have divided people throughout history. Recent events suggest that this need is greater than ever. We invite you to learn more about the House through some of the young people who lived here." --Paul A. Volcker Chairman of International House --Donald L. Cuneo President of International House

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"We invite you to learn more about the House through some of the young people who lived here." -- Paul A. Volcker, Chairman of International House, and Donald L. Cuneo, President of International House

About the Author

Steffi Schütze grew up in East Germany. As a child, she started writing short stories, poems, and plays. Once Germany was united, she studied political science and journalism, and worked for various national German radio stations and newspapers. In 2000, she came to New York to continue her writing career. During this time, she stayed at the International House and found it a rewarding and life-changing experience. "We're Global Citizens" is her first book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Paraview Special Editions (January 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931044414
• ISBN-13: 978-1931044417
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,324,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broad your mind!, September 21, 2003

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Giso Schroeder "giso" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We're Global Citizens: Conversations with Tomorrow's Leaders (Paperback)

This book contains highly condensed stories based on 4-hour-interviews with students from all over the world. Read it, enjoy it and: please recommend it to teachers, to schools, to friends.

Not only you definitely will broaden your mind, but also you get very personal view of the world from the students' perspective.

There is a lot of prejudice about different cultures and/or nations. Become a bit more unprejudiced, tolerant and curious about the world with this unique collection of stories.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely fascinating read!, April 29, 2003

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Sasa Dortmann - See all my reviews

This review is from: We're Global Citizens: Conversations with Tomorrow's Leaders (Paperback)

Take
a house full of students at the same school, from the most different fields of study -- but on top you get people from all corners of the world. With completely different backgrounds, religions, beliefs, experiences, desires -- and yet they are all wonderful humans, sharing details of their lives with us. And fascinating they are! From the girl crossing wild mountain borders in the Middle East to get her visa to the Asian violinist playing for African villagers, to the American who had never been in love before...

Admirable the author's skill to knit the essence of the surely intense interviews into very readable stories with a flow of their own.

Well worth your attention if you want to gain some insight into the ways of thinking of people from the rest of the world. Very different, you may think, and then again recognize some familiar traits in all of them. Just one big family of mankind? Here you get to know them...