Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
Current news, events, research, and reporting, covering the full range of racial issues, racism, discrimination, race relations in the contemporary society.
September 17th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in Feature Stories with 2 Comments
If you ask any group of Americans today what comes to mind when they hear the utopian metaphor of 'The Melting Pot,' you will hear as many different answers as there are cultures and inflections, including some who see the pot as boiling over, rather than melting in any tasteful or well-tempered recipe. When the phrase was first widely used as an arguably harmonious gesture during the great...
August 19th, 2010
Written by Kaleena Thompson in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Where can you experience creativity, booming technology, and expansive cultures, canvassed among au naturale beauty? Nestled between the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges, Seattle crosses the demographic boundaries, while driving an innovating pulse that makes up this ethnically rich city. Cultures amicably collide, while philanthropy, multinational entertainment, and cultural influences set...
August 18th, 2010
Written by Rita Cook in Feature Stories with 1 Comment
While the Danish have been immigrating to the United States for many years, it was between 1880 and 1920 that as many as 450,000 Danes immigrated to America. In fact, it is said that as many as one in 10 Danes left Denmark, for the most part because of bad economic conditions. When arriving in the United States, they initially settled in the Midwest, particularly in the forests of Wisconsin and...
August 9th, 2010
Written by Laura Monroe in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Racial tensions appear to be intensifying in this country, as they have not in quite some time. From the rise of the birther movement – which asserts that President Barak Obama was not born in the United States – to the passing of Arizona’s polarizing and highly controversial immigration law, SB1070, the lines being drawn re-introduce and re-invent those paradigms of self and other that has...
July 28th, 2010
Written by Ann Marina in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
On June 21 each year, the entire city of New York pulsates with free musical events in hundreds of public spaces.“Make Music New York” is one of the “Fete de la Musique” summer festivals that originated in France, and since its inception in 1982, this annual event has expanded to over 100 countries. “People bring out their instruments and perform all over the city,” said Herve Salters, Paris-...
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