Sister Cities
What are Sister Cities?
A program begun by President Dwight D. Eisenhower right after World War II to
encourage cities to:
| Promote the Arts, Education, and Cultural Exchange - for example when a member of our sister city's symphony comes and performs with our symphony. |
| Promote Economical & Business Development - for example when a person wants to sell their product, they can sell it more easily in our sister city's market. |
| Promotes Sports and Youth Leader Ship - for example sports competition between our sister city's |
| Promote Health & Research - for example when our doctors, nurses, and scientists exchange knowledge. |
| Share Municipal Training & Community Problem Solving - for example when our community leaders meet and share ideas with the leaders of our sister cities. |
| Promote Technology Exchange and Training - for example we exchange technology information with our sister city's and train with that information. |
Currently our sister city's are:
| Monterrey, Mexico |
| Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Las Palmas, canary Islands, Spain |
| Kwangju, South Korea |
| Kaohsiung, Tiawan |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Kumamoto, Japan |
Why were these cities
chosen:
The Canary Islands were chosen because our
city was founded by families from the Canary Islands. Mexico's cities were
chosen because of our connection to that country. The cities in Asia were
chosen because ex-mayor Henry Cisneros, who was also the HUD Secretary under
President Bill Clinton, wanted to make our city known throughout the world.