December 2009
December 8th, 2009
Written by Rochelle Spencer in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Kai Smith believes in the value of business etiquette. As an ex-convict who now earns six figures as the President/CEO of his own consulting company, Smith credits the etiquette classes he paid for after his prison release for his turnaround.“Those classes made a tremendous impact on my life,” Smith says. “They taught me how to not only respect myself more and interact with people in a manner...
December 4th, 2009
Written by Kathryn Hawkins in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
It’s a neighborhood best known for its abundant squirrel population.
However, Squirrel Hill, one of Pittsburgh’s oldest neighborhoods, is a primarily thriving epicenter of Jewish cultural life.
Squirrel Hill, first settled by farmers and Indian traders, it was used as a wilderness, and hunting area near Fort Pitt in the 1760s. The neighborhood evolved over the years into a haven for Pittsburgh’s...
December 4th, 2009
Written by Holly Beretto in Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
When most people think of the Aloha spirit, they think of sandy beaches and umbrella drinks. Clifford Nae’ole, however, knows it’s much more than that.
Its ancient echoes carry along the waves; its drums beat the ethnic history of a people.
Nae’ole is charged with delivering this message. He’s the cultural affairs advisor for the Ritz Carlton Kapalua, a resort located in West Maui. As part of his...
December 4th, 2009
Written by Soumitro Sen in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Lopamudra Mukherjee isn’t very different from most middle-class, urban, American women — balancing a family life with a full-time job, teaching English at a high school in Los Angeles. Yet when you see her among people from her native India, — draped in embroidered silk, her wrists radiant with golden bangles and a prominent maroon dot in the middle of her forehead — you see that there are,...
December 2nd, 2009
Written by Sharon Sebastian in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
Black is good, white is bad. Black is bad, white is good. Which is it? Most Americans know that neither generalization is true. Individual character determines quality, not money in the bank, the neighborhood where you live, or the color of your skin.
Yet, increased racial tensions have caught Americans off guard. Headlines increasingly report people of all colors, in and out of the government,...