July 2012
July 13th, 2012
Written by Manny Otiko in Cover Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
Traditionally, African Americans and Latinos worked and lived alongside each other in urban areas, and despite some tensions in the past, those old beefs have given way to more political unions. Nowadays, you will likely see a Civil Rights leader such as Rev. Al Sharpton, marching in an immigrants' rights demonstration, as well as protesting police brutality. And in the Deep South, black leaders...
July 12th, 2012
Written by Jane Mersky Leder in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
While growing up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in the late 1970s and 1980s, Yadira Del Rocio Hernandez Mendez saw only a few Americans who either studied art in the 14th century colonial town or made San Miguel de Allende (SMA) their permanent home. By the time Mendez reached her late teens, she noticed more and more Americans on the streets of San Miguel. “Some people liked having the ‘new...
July 10th, 2012
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Common Ties That Bind, Latest News with 0 Comments
No matter the racial, ethnic, or cultural differences among us, we all share one common experience: we’ve attended school. And, part of the schooling process, at least in most school systems, is summer vacation. Unfortunately, during those hazy and lazy days, much of what we learned during the year begins to slip and slide. OnlineCollege.org reports that while low-income and high-risk students...
July 9th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The traces of the Polish culture occur nearly everywhere in the United States, which is no surprise since this ethnic group reportedly immigrated to the United States first in 1609. At www.everyculture.com, it is in fact, noted that, “Poles numbered among the earliest colonists in the New World and today, their numbers exceed 10 million. They represent the largest of the Slavic groups in America...
July 6th, 2012
Written by Randi McCreary in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
Nani Crumley speaks both English and French, has a rich cultural background that includes Caucasian, African American, and Phillipino, and traveled around the globe to places like Rome, Athens, St. Thomas, and Cairo. But the real surprise about Nani Crumley is that she’s only six. An expressive, talkative young girl, Nani’s mother Allison describes her as a friendly person that always enjoys...