Common Ties That Bind
Exploring common values, living conditions, arts & cultural traditions and practices that cross racial, ethnic, generational, religious, and geographic boundaries; and destinations that offer opportunities to explore and enjoy the diversity and commonalities of the world’s peoples, places, and cultures.
September 2nd, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
As fall approaches, parents and students are prepping for the back to school rush, however, for the 2010 graduating class, they will once again begin a new journey as they enter into the world of university life, and life as an adult.
Although the number of schools that serve primarily women is shrinking, and some may feel that going to an all girls’ school is taking a step backward in the gender...
July 29th, 2010
Written by Jamie Greco in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
As the sixties gave way to the seventies on the south side of Chicago, 11-year-old Christine Shunko was receiving mixed messages about racial relationships.
At school, her sixth grade teacher chose to give her students an object lesson on the dangers of judgment based on skin color by asking all the children in Chris’s class to come together and stretch their arms into a circle. “If you pay close...
June 25th, 2010
Written by Taelonnda E. Sewell in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
In politics, political parties have many labels, which define them as liberal or conservative. There are also negative labels attached to political parties that become blanketed stereotypes for everyone affiliated with them. For instance, take the Republican political party that originally started because they opposed slavery, but for the latter half of the 20th century, people labeled them as...
May 27th, 2010
Written by Caitlin Kelly in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
There is a place where I am literally suspended between my two identities, when I travel north by train from my home near New York City to Toronto, where I grew up. As the carriages rattle across the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, Niagara Falls’ mist clouding the air, I can see Canada’s red maple leaf flag flapping on one riverbank, the Stars and Stripes on another. Whichever direction I travel, I feel...
April 23rd, 2010
Written by Alli Johnson in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
At first, yerba mate (pronounced MAH-tay) tastes bitter. When you suck the hot infusion through a metal straw, your tongue curls with the pungent flavors of hay, grass clippings, and tobacco. However, give it a chance. You just might come around—I did.I first tried it in Buenos Aires, a cosmopolitan city with posh neighborhoods and flair for fashion. Residents love to compare it to Paris. I was...
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