after a meal for conversation to
exchange ideas and discuss various
issues.
• Education is highly praised and
regarded by Argentinean Ameri-
cans.
• The majority of Argentinean
Americans practice rituals and
ceremonies of the Roman Catho-
lic Church.
tina is the third largest economy
in Latin America.
• Leopoldo Maximo Falicov –
Physicist at the University of Cali-
fornia, Berkely and author of Group
Theory and Its Physical Applications
3. What are some of the
(1966).
Argentinean-American
• Lalo Schifrin – Composer, writer
contributions to American
of the music for the television se-
culture?
ries Mission Impossible, and well
• Heart bypass – Developed by
known for his film, classical, and
Dr. Rene Favaloro, while he was
jazz works.
studying at the U.S. Cleveland
•
Tito Capobianco – Opera direc-
Clinic.
tor
and founder the San Diego
2. What are some of the
• Artificial heart – Developed in
Opera
Center and the Pittsburgh
Argentinean contributions to
the 1960’s by Argentine doctor
Opera
Center.
U.S. business?
and inventor Domingo Santo Li-
• Geny Dignac – Sculptor whose
• Enjoying a trade surplus with
otta.
award-winning works have ap-
Argentina, the U.S. is currently • Holophonics – Developed by Ar-
peared in exhibits throughout the
Argentina’s number two trading
gentine-born Hugo Zuccarelli in
world
partner behind Brazil. U.S. imports
1980 is a higher quality sound lay-
•
Argentinean Television channels
from Argentina include mineral
ering system than surround sound.
in
Spanish is available through the
fuel and oil, aluminum, wine and • The ballpoint pen – Invented by
Television
Station SUR, in Miami,
preserved foods. The U.S. exports
László József Biró while he was in
Florida.
machinery, oil, plastics and organic
Argentina.
chemicals.
• The Bus – Invented by José Gar-
• The U.S. and Argentina cooperate
cía Gálvez, who came up with the This month, we celebrate with ap-
closely on government, science,
idea of a collective taxi to trans- preciation the many contributions
of our Argentinean-American com-
binational education at basic and
port large groups in masse.
higher education levels, and col- • Cartoons – First feature-length munity.
laborate with NASA and Argen-
animated film “El Apóstol” was
tina Space Agency (CONAE) in
developed by Quirino Cristiani, Susanne Rothschild is experienced
Disaster Risk Reduction by ad-
an Argentine of Italian origin. Re- in facilitating meetings, change man-
dressing problems and identify-
portedly, he refused to work for agement, team building workshops,
ing solutions to disaster response
Walt Disney because he did not consulting and leadership skills train-
ing to help organizations maximize
mechanisms.
want to leave Argentina.
teamwork and effective communi-
• Argentina and the U.S. are fre-
cations. She listens to your needs to
quently aligned in the United Na- 4. The following are a few
focus the outcomes on your target
tions, the G-20 and other interna- Argentinean-Americans who
goals.
tional organizations.
have made major contribu-
• After Brazil and Mexico, Argen- tions to our culture.
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