May 2010
May 20th, 2010
Written by Jennifer K. Mahal in Travels' Tapestry with 1 Comment
Beyond the glamour of Los Angeles, there's a vast ethnic landscape sectioned off by neighborhoods. While some, like Chinatown and Olvera Street, remain target areas for tourists, the enclaves of Little Armenia and Little Ethiopia remain less traveled.Nestled in East Hollywood, Little Armenia occupies some of the most diverse territory in the City of Angels. Thai, Hispanic, and Korean storefronts...
May 19th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in The Welcoming Table with 2 Comments
While growing up within two different cultures left my siblings and me with bittersweet challenges, we have always had the sweet comforts of the family meal and a 'welcoming' table that satisfied both our appetites and spirits.
Feasting on distinctive recipes passed down from my father's Russian-Jewish family, and my mother's exotic blend of Japanese-Hawaiian heritage, serves as a reminder that...
May 17th, 2010
Written by Grace Suh in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
America's third "Best Place to Live" may be better known in New Delhi and Shanghai than it is here.It sounds like the American dream, the hometown we all seek for our families – an attractive and friendly city with affordable housing, great schools (72 National Merit semi-finalists in 2008), low crime (the fifth safest city in America, according to the FBI), numerous community organizations and...
May 14th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Abdul prepares for her morning like any other executive. Her business savvy attire is complete with leather attaché case, and the day's agenda playing out in her mind as she enters her office. Despite the utmost professionalism and organization with which she begins her day, there is one key factor that lingers, unsettled in her conscious. It is the fact that she is African-American.Despite her...
May 13th, 2010
Written by David Conrads in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Back in the 1920s,‘30s and ‘40s, Kansas City reigned as a colossus of jazz – that most distinctively American art form – and the heart of the jazz scene was in the bustling, African-American community centered at the intersection of 18th and Vine. More than 50 nightclubs in the district pulsated with the sounds of Count Basie, Lester Young, Big Joe Turner, Charlie Parker, and countless others....