Many people in the small Texan town where I grew up didn’t know much about Lebanese culture. I was learning about my identity as a Texan with Lebanese heritage, so I did little to educate them. My mother was Lebanese and was born in Texas. Our Lebanese family had lived in Texas for over a […]
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Update: This post was originally published on November 24, 2017, and updated on April 22, 2021, due to a 2018 finding that the Taíno indigenous are not extinct. A recent DNA study determined that the Taínos assimilated but were never completely gone. You can read more about it here, and here. You can also read
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Hanukkah approaches – it’s November, after all. Leaves are changing and the days grow visibly shorter with every passing, dark evening. I’m thinking about latkes, those crispy potato pancakes, and taking out our menorahs. I’m also recalling that time our eldest daughter, barely aged two, scared the living daylights out of me. Don’t set fire
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Have you heard about the Maya people of Mexico and Central America? Here are some fun facts for kids to learn more about their culture! The Maya civilization is a pre-Columbian, dominant Mesoamerican society, but over 7 million Maya live today throughout the Yucatán, Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador! Modern Maya families both preserve traditions (such
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The holidays are fast approaching. Before we know it, we’ll be decorating our homes, attending holiday parties, and searching for that perfect gift for family and friends. It’s easy to get caught up in the gift buying frenzy… How can we remind ourselves and our children what the holidays are truly about—kindness, compassion, and gratitude—while
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