During Native American Heritage Month, why don’t we include all the native peoples of the Americas? We are all familiar with the Incas, the Aztecs, the Mayas, etc. But very little is known about the indigenous peoples of South America that lived outside the Incan empire. I could start by naming los picunches, los pehuelches, los […]
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Since early October 2012, Malala has become a known name throughout the world. The attempt on her life was a shot heard around the world that continues to ring in our ears today. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” — Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was announced as the co-recipient
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I love adventure travel. It’s a gift from my father, who carted our family of six through Latin America in the early ‘60s and, in later years, the world beyond. It shaped me in countless ways. We slept in thatched-roof huts in the Amazon jungle, survived twelve-hour 200-mile bus trips, and explored sensory-exploding open markets,
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Whenever we travel as a family, people often give us a perplexed look as they stare at both of our children and then back at us. “What is your ethnicity?”, is the usual question. My children are not only part-Arab, but Hawaiian, Filipino and Puerto Rican, making for one interesting mixed ethnicity. Being born and raised
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If I asked you to name five artists, who would you name? Chances are, most people would list five male (and probably white) artists. I’m assuming that many people would find it easy to name five male artists, but may struggle to come up with five women artists. Here are five incredible women artists of color
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