November 2009

November 13th, 2009
Written by Jennifer K. Mahal in All About Family with 0 Comments
“Would you like a beer?” My father asked my new husband and me on a warm Indian day. “It’s American.”The question took us by surprise. American beer was not something I expected my father to offer us at his farm north of New Delhi.Then again, I hadn’t expected the German chocolate cake with candles that had been waiting for us when we arrived, either—exhausted from the 24 hours it had taken us to...
November 12th, 2009
Written by Kerrissa Vaughn in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
More than 92.9 million entrepreneurs in the world’s poorest countries are receiving a helping hand from scores of microfinanciers, according to a 2007 Microcredit Summit campaign report. The basis of microfinance is this: give the working poor access to bank services in the form of microloans, small amounts of money that even ordinary people can lend, but big enough to finance the startup or...
November 12th, 2009
Written by Jazmyn Burton in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Art opening
Sampling Philadelphia’s cheese steaks and touring historic sites like Independence National Park and the Museum of Art are a must when visiting this city. However, if you are looking for an experience that takes you off of the beaten path, venture into some of the city’s culturally diverse neighborhoods.El Centro de OroThe northern end of the city is home to El Center de Oro (The Center of Gold...
November 11th, 2009
Written by Sticky Wicket in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,I remember when I was little and someone gave a gift and then took it back we called them and “Indian Giver,” but I never understood where the term came from. From what I know about Native Americans, they were the ones duped by European settlers who took their land and traded them small pox infested blanks. So why is it that they got the bad rap as being the ones who give gifts...
November 5th, 2009
Written by Danielle Douglas in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
hallway between cubicles
Midway through a rousing rendition of En Vogue’s “Never Gonna Get It,” Cilka and I, singing into “microphones” fashioned out of highlighters, burst out laughing.Over the past two years, this scene, usually performed before a captive audience of co-workers, has become a fixture in our workday. We’ve mastered the art of breaking up the monotony of corporate life with everything from musings on past...

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