NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING

Friday, November 6th, 2009

ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY AND GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Savannah, Georgia

OCTOBER 11-13, 2001

Theme:

“GLOBALIZATION AND THE THIRD WORLD”

EDITOR
Harold Isaacs
Georgia Southwestern State University

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Kathryn L. Zak

CO-SPONSORS
Center for International Studies, Georgia Southern University;
Georgia Southwestern State University;
and Georgia Consortium, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND GLOBALIZATION: LEADERSHIP OR RULERSHIP?
Olufolajimi Adejokun
13
RELIGION, POLITICS, HINDU NATIONALISM, AND PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA
Beverly G. Busch
19
FAMILY TRANSITION FOR OLDER ADULT CARE IN SOUTH KOREA: TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND TRANSFORMATION
Nahn J. Chang, Kwang-Joo Kim, Barbara T. Freese, and Chan Sup Chang
25
AN EXPANDING THIRD WORLD?
Mario D. Fenyo
31
CHALLENGES OF THE “SANDWICH GENERATION” OF ASIAN INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Saramma T. Mathew and Philip Thomas
35
IMPACT OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMIES OF THE DEVELOPING NATIONS
Tom Mathew
41
BUERGER’S DISEASE
Thomas Mathew, Jr. and Roy Varghese
45
INTERNAL CONFLICT PREVENTION BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND STATE SOVEREIGNTY: STATES’ VIEWS AS REFLECTED IN STATEMENTS IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
Taysir Nashif
49
HIV-AIDS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Walgio O. Orwa
55
FROM THE THIRD WORLD TO THE FIRST WORLD: CURRENT STATUS OF THE KOREAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS’ ADJUSTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Steve Y. Rhee
63
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: RACIAL POLITICS, MILITARY COUPS, AND GLOBAL MARKET INTEGRATION IN FIJI
Philip Szmedra
73
FINANCING WAR IN AFRICA BY THE SALE OF NATURAL RESOURCES: THE EXPERIENCE IN ANGOLA, SIERRA LEONE AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Daniel C. Turack
79