Asia
Society Southern California |
A
nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization, Asia
Society provides a forum for building awareness of
the more than thirty countries broadly defined as
the Asia-Pacific region - the area from Japan to Iran,
and from Central Asia to New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands. Through art exhibitions and performances,
films, lectures, seminars and conferences, publications
and assistance to the media, and materials and programs
for students and teachers, the Asia Society presents
the uniqueness and diversity of Asia
Founded
in Los Angeles in 1985, Asia Society Southern California
is an independently funded regional Center that creates
its own programs and activities. Home to the largest
Asia population in the United States, Los Angeles
is a vibrant microcosm of Asia and American relations.
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for more info on Asia Society |
IN
2006, KOBE BRYANT
changed the number on his jersey from “8” to
“24.” In addition to the past reasons that Kobe
has attributed to the change, it could signified that he
will work 24 hours a day (7 days a week, as he shared
in a CCTV
interview) on the second part of his career, as
a new beginning of the next stage of his exciting role as
a “Cultural Ambassador” between China and the
United States. Since “8” is generally assumed
as a sign of good luck – “24” could be
another indicator of his future success and good luck (threefold
- noting that "24" consists of three "8s")
- in the NBA (additional championship rings), the
United States (via his involvement in community affairs
through his continued participation in the below-listed
"After-School All-Stars" organization) and
in China (as a philantropist to tap into the Chinese
government's growing interest in promoting charity via his
involvement to raise monies with the below-listed renown
Soong Ching Ling Foundation) that strengthens the relationships
between the United States and China.
Listen
to an extended CCTV interview with Kobe Bryant by
clicking HERE.
At the third APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
SME Summit and Alibaba.com-Taobao "Net Products"
Trade Fair, Kobe will be talking to Jack Ma about
the requirements of success on September 11th at 11:30
A.M.)
Click HERE
for more information |
ACKNOWLEDGING
KOBE BRYANT'S SUCCESS
in the NBA and the United States – his commitment
to creating good and understanding between the United States
and China progressed to another stage through his newly-created
Kobe Bryant China Fund's collaboration with China's Soong
Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF) that was made confirmed
at the “Official Signing” at Asia Society Southern
California’s 2009 Gala Dinner Fund-Raising Dinner
at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with the attendance of President
of Staples Center Timothy Leiweke, Minister Liu Peng of
China’s General Administration of Sports and President
of the Beijing Olympic Committee and Mr. Huang Yuejin –
the Vice-President / Party Secretary of China Soong Ching
Ling Foundation. At the Asia Society Gala Dinner, Kobe Bryant
was presented by Asia Society Southern California Chairman
Donald Tang with the award of being the organization’s
"Global Ambassador" because of his deep commitment
of creating good will and understanding between the U.S.
and China. Timothy J. Leiweke (President and CEO of AEG,
the Los Angeles-based company that owns Staples Center)
received Asia Society’s “Global Corporate Leadership
Award.” Kobe Bryant stated that night "This
honor is huge and special because it's global . . It's about
bringing basketball and having a connection outside the
U.S. and doing it all in a positive way." This
well-executed Scott
Mauer-produced and directed event was emceed by TV’s
renown television sports announcer Jim Hill and coordinated
by Deb Jordan. Within the short 3 weeks of preparation for
the event - Scott Mauer successfully addressed the massive
onslaught of the Chinese media (given the immense interest
and popularity of Kobe Bryant in China), the logistics
of the arrival of prominent Chinese officials from China,
directing a program involving people from various languages
(English and Mandarin), coordinating the various
performing acts, the various entertainment/sports celebrities,
working with AEG management and professionally addressing
all of Kobe Bryant's needs. The night was sponsored by AEG
and others companies that included known auctioneer Tere
Morris making successful the event's "Silent Auction"
via the top two items - watch and jewelery donated by Nubeo
- bringing in $100,000, along with the monies from all the
other items.
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IN
THE NBA, Kobe
Bryant has reached the heights through winning the NBA’s
MVP, the Finals’ MVP and four NBA rings – with
hopefully a few more, considering that the Lakers (as
of the time of this writing) includes Pau Gasol, Andrew
Bynum, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest, Jordan Farmar, Josh Powell,
Shannon Brown, DJ Mbenga, Adam Morrison, Sasha Vujacic,
Luke Walton, Sun Yue and Lamar Odom (hopefully).
Kobe has extended his success to China, with the help of
Nike, through various campaigns. These efforts have included
Kobe Mentu (Chinese for disciple) - his Wieden
and Kennedy/Shanghai-designed basketball reality show on
CCTV 5 with the purpose of connecting him (along with Nike)
with Chinese basketball players because of Kobe’s
expertise in basketball training and being the hardest working
basketball player. The concept is as follows: 24 basketball
players were selected from all over China under one roof
for 2 weeks of intensive training camp with Kobe in LA.
The 12 best of the best were selected as Kobe’s disciple
and put into two teams for a final game in Beijing. The
whole documentary is produced as a 6-part TV series. The
results, in conjunction with Mindshare handling media, consisted
of 37 million TVC and TV show impressions, 31.8 million
OOH impressions, 95.7 million Print impressions, 16.3 million
training videos viewed online, 3.4 million visits to the
website and 300,000 actual episodes viewed online within
first 5 days. His personal rewards can be reflected in his
words that state Mr. Bryant has stated “It has
been a privilege to work with so many young Chinese athletes,
and young people around the globe. Sports truly is a universal
language, and bringing together the youth of China and the
United States through basketball is extremely rewarding.”
'For additional information on the "Kobe Mentu"
show, please visit their website at http://www.nikebasketball.com.cn/kobe_mentu
Tim
Leiweke became the youngest general manager in pro
sports at age 24 with the Major Indoor Soccer League’s
Baltimore Blast. |
IN
THE U.S., AS THE NATIONAL AMBASSADOR
for After-School All-Stars (ASAS) since 2007 –
the charity that was founded by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
in 1992, Mr. Bryant is involved with finding ways to help
American youths better understand the importance of the U.S.
- China relationship, and to benefit from the opportunities
that relationship can bring. He was inspired by the programs’
ability to keep kids safe during the critical after-school
hours when they are most likely to join gangs, smoke cigarettes,
or experiment with drugs, alcohol or sex – as observed
in the recent 21st Global Youth Service Day. He has previously
met thousands of kids participating in the organization’s
comprehensive after-school programs that include academics
support, personal enrichment opportunities, and athletic programs
to address the 15 million kids that leave school with nowhere
to go that unfortunately results in criminal or drug-related
activities. He has spoken to students about the importance
of education and held a basketball clinic in Miami. He emphasized
this through his words “Education is key . . . As
a kid it never sinks in until you are put in an environment
where it all comes to fruition. So it has to be lived, not
only said, but it has to be lived. Through this program, in
this environment, the importance of education is lived on
a daily basis. That is what makes this program so special.”
In recognition that learning a culture’s language(s)
is the quickest and most efficient way of promoting understanding,
the Kobe Bryant Family Foundation’s latest venture in
2009 is to launch a Mandarin language program in conjunction
with the After-School All-Stars, which will pay the salaries
of four teachers to teach Chinese language skills and culture
to American youth in the “After-School All-Star”
fashion of making it fun for the kids. "I want to
help these kids see the possibilities of China and just understand
that the world is much, much bigger than what they see around
them," Mr. Bryant says. "It helps show
them that anything is possible and they should not be afraid
to dream big. You're not just locked in to one city."
"I
have a curiosity about other cultures and an openness
to them, as a result of growing up overseas" (Kobe
Bryant) |
IN
CHINA,
while building on his NBA achievements and success in the
above-listed inroads into the marketplace in China (where
some have commented that Bryant is so popular in a marketplace
of four billion people in Asia and 1.3 billion in China
where the potential fan base and endorsement gold mine so
great, it makes the U.S. markets - along with the media
and the general public's perception in the United States
almost secondary in priority), Kobe Bryant will be
assisting the efforts of the Soong Ching Ling Foundation's
(SCLF) efforts to bring educational, sports and
health programs to children across America. This is significant
because SCLF is a prominent non-governmental institution
bearing the name of the late Honorary President of the People's
Republic of China - Soong Ching Ling (Madame Sun Yat-sen,
1893-1981, late Honorary President of the People's Republic
of China, world famous patriot and distinguished international
statewoman) and established on May 29, 1982. Kobe’s
affiliation with the (Henan) Soong Ching Ling Foundation
provides tangible evidence of his efforts of carrying forward
Soong Ching Ling's unfinished work in strengthening international
friendship, promoting people-to-people exchanges and improving
children's welfare by giving prominence to poverty alleviation
through education aid while safeguarding world peace and
friendship among nations that has produced great results
in and outside of China.
KOBE'S
EFFORTS TO CONTINUE SCLF'S TRADITION
that – in the past – resulted in the construction
of schools in poor villages, receiving needed items (i.e.
chairs, desks, computers, hearing aids, books, sports facilities,
clothing, health care products), improving school conditions/educational
environment and social influence that led to receiving the
honor of "National Model Nongovernmental Organization"
by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China.
(Editor's Note: Soong Ching Ling's tradition started
with her father, Charlie Soong, who was Duke
University's 1st international student while extended
to her famous sisters that include Madame Chiang Ka-shek/Soong
Mayling) and Soong Ai-ling who was married to influential
banker Kong Hsiang-hsi)
CONSIDERING
THAT SCLF
is a relatively new institution with limited funds with
a policy of progressive advance doing what its capacity
allows, it has embarked on number of undertakings during
the past seven years, with help from enthusiastic supporters
at home and abroad. With Kobe Bryant as one of its latest
supporters to help SCLF (Soong Ling Ching Foundation)
raise monies, their partnership might provide exciting opportunities
to work on SCLF's past projects and/or similar projects
in the near future such as the following:
-
Soong
Ching Ling Children's Science and Technology Pavilion
- venue opened on 1986's International Children's
Day in the Soong Ching Ling Children's Science
Park to be a learning center for children in the
areas of science and technology
-
Soong
Ching Ling Tianjin Bohai Children's World
- venue
is a 57,000 square meter centre of education and
recreation, jointly launched by the SCLF and the
Tianjin Women's Federation that was completed
and opened on June 1, 1988.
-
Soong
Ching Ling Children's Literature Prize
-with the Ministry
of Broadcast, Film and Television, Ministry
of Culture and the State Education Commission,
this award commends writers who have made contribution
to children's literature
-
National
Children's Electronic Organ Exhibition Competition
(Beijing) - Competition with
about 200 young contestants from 29 provinces,
municipalities, and autonomous regions. With the
help of Yamaha, set up four electonic organ training
centers in China.
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Soong
Ching Ling Children's Invention Prize
- in
October 1986, the Prize was sponsored by State
Science and Technology Commission with the hope
it will arouse the children's consciousness of
doing solid work by daring to practice and create.
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Soong
Ching Ling Foundation Scholarship
- the
Scholarship was instituted to encourage the girls
from minority nationalities to win honors in both
study and behavior, to readily accept work in
their home areas after graduation from their colleges
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International
Children's' Film Shows - arranged
8 films adapted from world children's classics
and children's television dramas to be seen on
CCTV. Produced and telecast films with CCTV, Chin
Television Drama Production Centre, China Children's
Film Studio and China Children's Art Theater.
SCLF/UNICEF-produced "The Children of Soong
Ching Ling" was nominated for an Oscar Award
as the best children's film. Organized an
international animation film show on TV and International
Children's TV Program Show.
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Training
Course for Teachers - teaching program
for kindergarten teaches to raise the vocational
level of kindergarten teachers.
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Cooperation
Projects between SCLF and UNICEF
- built
up two maternity centers (Beijing & Gansu),
children's library in Guizhou, five mobile children's
libraries in mountain villages. With Foster Parents
Plan International, built facilities for villages
in Tongxin county.,
-
Promote
Children's Sport Activities - sponsored
with the Chinese Football Association the "Baby
Cup" (children's football matches), International
Invitation Tournament of Football Match (China,
United States, Japan and Germany), National Children's
Palace Three Chess Tournament (Chinese Chess -
Go), International Optimist-Dinghy Association
World Sailing Championship, established the "Golden
Key" Children's Yachting training base in
Qingdao, established the children's Sports Promotion
Society.
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International
Exchange -
organized U.S. tour with four child painters that
included attending the Striking Peace Bell Ceremony
on the International Day of Peace at the Headquarters
of U.N. in New York presided by the UN Secretary
General Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar.
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Promote
Peace - organized
the International Knowledge Competition with peace
as theme that had one hundred thousand people
participating while being shown on CCTV. Soong
Ching Ling Foundation was conferred the Title
of "Peace Messenger" by UN's Secretary-General
Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar. Worked with the Chinese
People's Association for Peace and Disarmament,
China Association for Science and Technology to
launch "Science and Peace Week" to usescience
and technology in a peaceful environment.
-
Exhibits
for Children - held
an exhibition entitled "Future Pillars of
the States" with Hong Kong Council of Early
Childhood Education and Services, organized with
the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources
the "Love China" study movement, sponsored
with the Chinese Musicians Association's nationwide
contest of finding the best songs for children
and exhibit of children's painting
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Cancer
Treatment - working with the International
Consortium for the CURE of Childhood Cancer in
China (CURE) on a project to develop in China
a national health care program for diagnosis,
research, and treatment of serious childhood diseases,
especially cancer - the disease that causes more
deaths of Chinese children than any other illness.
-
"All for Children"-- Love-Care
Charity -
this long-standing annual event of inviting children
to Soong Ling Ching's residence to celebrate the
children's holday had a special meaning in 2008
because of the recent deadly May 12th earthquake
in Wenchuan to share the need to learn to be staunch,
to cherish life and to be ready to offer assistance
for the rebuilding of homes.
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Houston
Rockets forward Tracy McGrady attended Asia Society
Southern California's gala and offered an emphatic "Yes!"
when asked whether Asian markets had more and richer
endorsements to mine than the United States. "It's
amazing over there, and I'm headed to Beijing and Shanghai
this summer to work on some projects there," said
McGrady. |
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IN
2009, KOBE BRYANT added
Charles Chao's Chinese online media giant SINA.com (SINA.com
is the largest Chinese language information web portal with
an estimated 94 million registered users.) to his endorsement
portfolio with a sever-figure deal.that involves him writing
a blog on the website. "As a kid growing up I never
in my wildest dreams thought I would have this big fan base
half way around the world in Beijing and Shanghai,"
said Bryant at the launch where he stood in front of an Oriental
facade with a red door wearing a traditional Chinese-style
jacket. His blog would be translated into Chinese and exclusive
to SINA's readers with interviews, pictures and video of Bryant.
"The only English version will be the one I type
into my BlackBerry," said Bryant. However, Kobe
did say "I am trying to learn to speak some Chinese,"
Bryant said. "I have a teacher who is teaching me one
new word a day. But, now that I think about it, it seems like
it is the same word each day."
SOME
OF THE REASONS
why Kobe has started his blog is because he has noted that
“ . . . it’s amazing how much basketball has
brought the world together, and the amount of respect and
love that I have for (my Chinese) fans has continued to grow
year after year . . . The passion that they have for the game
of basketball is remarkable." What the blog will
do, as Kobe stated, "For me to have the opportunity
to teach them some of the things that I’ve learned has
been phenomenal, and now with the addition of the website,
they have more of an opportunity to see it on a daily basis,
and I’ll be able to reach out to them on a personal
level and continue to try and teach them some of the values
that I’ve learned from the game . . . . . “I feel
this is a perfect way for me to stay in close touch with my
fans in China and for them to stay in touch with me,”
Bryant concluded. Kobe shared that he is not worried about
Chinese censors changing the meaning of his blog reports.
Even though he won't be able to read the finished product
he trusts that the translation will be accurate. One wonders
how a crossover dribble with a spin around the defender at
the top of the key and driving to the "hole" for
a reverse spectacular slam dunk from one side of the hoop
to the other side over several defenders have any political
applications?
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AS
A "THIRD-CULTURE KID"
who seeks to expand his "online home" - Kobe hopes
to do similar websites in other languages. Kobe states "We
have been thinking about it," Bryant said. "I
would like to do one in Italian. Italy is my home away from
home. I have a great time going there to do basketball camps
and I get to spend time catching up with my friends."
Kobe states that growing up overseas has taught him to
appreciate learning about other cultures and speaking different
languages. He has gone further, as noted in his words that
"I take underprivileged kids on all-expense paid
trips to Italy." Kobe has noted that "Kids
in Europe speak two languages. They get to see other cultures
but our kids here in the United States don't get that . .
. . When I was growing up in Italy it opened up a whole new
world to me and I thought anything was possible."
KOBE
BRYANT'S CHARITABLE INITIATIVE
serves to meet two needs that are strategic to his success
in China. First – it embraces the impact, recognition
and importance of China’s fast-growing culture of individual
charitable giving. Recently Yao Ming’s donation of $293,000
to the Sichuan earthquake victims, Sichuan native and tennis
player Zheng Jie donated her prize money to earthquake relief
and others were well received. The Chinese government has
hope that philanthropy by athletes and other celebrities will
encourage newly prosperous entrepreneurs to give money as
well. Second - sports have always played a large role in bridging
between China and the outside world. Starting from the "Ping-Pong
Diplomacy" of the early '70s where Chinese and American
table-tennis teams compete against one another as a precursor
to a thaw between the nations. The spectacle of the Beijing
Olympics last year was China's greatest-ever turn on the world
stage. China started promoting sports, along with its athletes,
because it was one of the few diplomatic channels open to
it. Sports’ largely non-verbal character also successfully
satisfy a large part of Chinese public life. Combined a high-profiled
American athlete with international credentials (Kobe
Bryant) that has a solid sense of how to navigate in
China with an international United States-based company that
has learned how to be successful in China (Nike/Nike Asia)
within a campaign that meets the parameters of the consumers
within China – expecting great things is a very logical
conclusion.
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KOBE
BRYANT, ALONG WITH NIKE/NIKE ASIA,
are business visionaries who made a deliberate campaign of
identifying the importance of capturing invaluable market
share of a fast-growing consumers in China (the world’s
most-populous country with four billion on the continent and
1.3 billion in China) during this difficult economic
period via innovative and strategic partnerships to create
or improve brand identity to achieve long term success in
the Chinese market. Kobe’s success is continuing Nike/Nike
Asia’s reputation of being the icon for the new China
– especially since Nike has a widely recognized reputation
among many Chinese consumers that consider Nike the Middle
Kingdom's "coolest brand." Nike’s merchandise
has become items that China’s new middle class, which
is hungry for Western gear and individualism, hungers for
because they represent symbols of success.
WORKING
WITH KOBE MEETS NIKE'S FORMAT
to cracking the "Chinese Code" –
promote the right sports (basketball) and launched
a series of inspired ad campaigns with the right athletes
(Kobe Bryant and the Kobe Mentu reality show). Their
goal is to start from China's richer east-coast towns and
proceed inland. Noting the NBA’s partnership with AEG
(along with the Chinese government) to build twelve
NBA-styled basketball venues throughout China – the
environment to continue the consumer within China looks very
promising for the future – especially with current sales
exceeding $1 billion in their second-largest market outside
of the United States. Kobe Bryant and Nike/Nike Asia understand
that to continue their success from the great adoration of
Kobe from the 350 million Chinese fans that already exists
(with an estimated 12% of the urban Chinese population
now playing basketball, along with 83% of 15- to 24-year-old
Chinese youths are NBA fans and with more than 450 million
tv viewers in China), displaying an affection for Chinese
culture and people would be invaluable for long-term success
– along with traveling to China and being with his many
passionate fans in China. "Kobe has a genuine interest
in China and has traveled extensively throughout the country,"
said Heidi Ueberroth, the NBA's president for global marketing
partnerships and international business operations. "He
spends time visiting as many places as he can and interacting
with fans everywhere he goes." His visit to China
in July 2009, on behalf of Nike, is a very good start in this
direction. Could Kobe be involved in a Chinese version of
his good friend’s (Tiger Woods) annual event
entitled “Tiger Jam” that features artists
from China and the United States raising funds for SCLF?
KOBE'S
SUCCESS OVER YAO MING
(in jersey sales in China) could be the result of
the status value American merchandise has over Chinese products.
It can be seen with Chinese-made Lenovo (formerly Legend)
computers used to outsell foreign competitors 2 to 1; now
more expensive Dells are closing the gap. Foreign-made refrigerators
are displacing Haier as the favorite in China's kitchens.
Chinese dress in their baggiest jeans to sit at Starbucks,
which has opened 100 outlets and plans hundreds more. China's
biggest seller of athletic shoes, Li Ning, recently surrendered
its top position to Nike, even though Nike's shoes upwards
of $100 a pair cost twice as much. It has been stated that
"Nike was smart because it didn't enter China selling
usefulness, but selling status." With Kobe’s
success (along with the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team winning
the Gold Medal), having a “24” jersey meant
achieving the highest status with many Chinese consumers.
KOBE
BRYANT'S ABOVE LISTED SUCCESS,
done in partnership with Nike/Nike Asia, in China also parallels
the NBA/NBA China’s push in the same markets that has
resulted in 30% to 40% revenue growth to compensate the flat
growth in the United States. This growth has compensated the
NBA’s recent economic times that has manifested itself
with a 9% cut in league jobs and the "Salary Cap"
(a direct barometer of the NBA's revenues since it is generally
tided to leaguewide revenues) will decrease 1.6% in the 2009-2010
season and expected to decrease as much as 5% in the 2010-11
season. Along with his partnership with Nike/Nike Asia, Kobe
is capitalizing on the NBA’s efforts for the last two
decades of spending monies of building courts, holding skills
clinics and mounting promotions that resulted in more than
300 million people in China that play the game, with 89% of
those aged 15 to 54 now aware of the NBA brand (through
2 million unique uses to live games, 1.6 billion viewers,
etc.) that is developing an even larger untapped markets
for Kobe’s various merchandise – especially noteworthy
since China is now the NBA's biggest foreign market for its
branded merchandise. With NBA/NBA China’s Tim Chen and
Heidi Ueberroth partnering with AEG on designing, marketing,
programming and operating (via AEG-Ogden) twelve
multi-purpose NBA-style sports and entertainment arenas with
seating capacity of 17,000 with the funding from the Chinese
government and Chinese banks (starting with the Beijing's
Wukesong Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 18,700 with 2,500
club seats, 9,600 lower bowl seats and 48 private suites)
- the environment for the NBA to be the major global sports
player in China (through various additional programs such
as NBA’s own reality show called “Mengniu NBA
Basketball Disciple”), AEG to be a major force
for events (i.e. basketball, other sporting events, concerts,
cultural events and trade shows") and for Kobe Bryant
to be a Global Athletic Icon” appears to be a great
reality that can only become bigger.
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KOBE BRYANT UPDATE: The Kobe Bryant China Fund
made its first donation of five million yuan to children
in quake-hit Sichuan province in an effort to help them
in the areas of culture and sports at a charity banquet
in Beijing. The Fund has raised 42 million yuan (about
$6.15 million) from various enterprises and will work
with the state-supported Soong Ching Ling Foundation
to raise money within the country for education and
health programs. Mr. Bryant's existing U.S. charity,
the Kobe Bryant Family Foundation, will also work to
strengthen U.S.-China ties by teaching American middle-school
students about Chinese language and culture. For Bryant
as a foreigner, to spend time and money boosting China's
welfare, it has the potential to energize Chinese people
to spend their own time and give their own resources.
The Kobe Bryant China Fund was established by the CSCLF
and the Kobe Bryant Family Foundation on June 30, 2009
in Los Angeles with the goal of raising raise money
for education, sports and culture programs for children
from both China and the US.
For more info, click HERE
and HERE
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REMBERING
KOBE BRYANT'S WORDS
spoken at the Michael Jackson Memorial Service that
MJ (Michael Jackson) set a record of the amount
of charities supported by a pop star and recognizing
his ongoing philanthropic plans in the United States
and China - will he be embracing to a greater degree
the directions of his recently deceased great friend
- Michael Jackson - had taken and incorporate them within
his present and future plans - acknowledging that he
(along with a selected few athletes/entertainers
like Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson,
etc.) have the unique ability and opportunity to
be truly an international icon. This is noteworthy considering
his cultural and ethnic credentials of spending much
of his childhood in Italy, speaks Italian and Spanish
(hopefully Mandarin in the near future) and
an openness/curiosity to other cultures in this transnational/cross-cultural/multicultural
world - what does the future hold for Mr. Kobe Bryant?
Since his background, background, basketball success
and his access to invaluable resources provides him
with a vast spectrum of options to consider, one is
excited about the many possibilities and success that
he can achieve. One hopes that he will carry on the
tradition of his great friend that just died that means
he could do some of the below-listed options:
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