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Down At The Cross, Elena Perez-Zetune
Down At The Cross, Elena Perez-Zetune
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For the first thirteen years of my familial life, I walked a block to devoutly pray to statues with open arms, promising open gates- my radiant mother walking with once thin father, hand in hand like a teenage couple. My sister, with her thick night-black curly hair, skipped and fell every other step, not due to young age but simply an unfortunate quarrel with gravity. Always trailing close behind was my brother clutching his precious cards shouting, “I choose you Pikachu” along the way.
From kindergarten through eighth grade, I walked through the hallways of my Catholic primary school. The …
To Empathize With An Enemy, Rashida Aluko-Roberts
To Empathize With An Enemy, Rashida Aluko-Roberts
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I do not like to talk about my time in Sierra Leone, but I think I’m ready to start.
Growing up in Sierra Leone was probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I carry with me fond memories of my childhood, growing up on 22 Thompson Street in the one-storey house with red doors and windows and zebra themed paint. Evenings were spent riding bikes with my best friend Fatmata. Weekend afternoons spent playing scrabble and watching our favorite Disney movies with my siblings and neighbors in our living room. Those memories I have kept, happily. [excerpt …
Latin-America, Mauricio E. Novoa
Latin-America, Mauricio E. Novoa
Student Publications
A poem describing the Prince George's County and Montgomery County Latin American communities in Maryland.
Tibetan Women Tailors: Sewing A Community Of Tibetan Women Tailors, Charlotte Fleming
Tibetan Women Tailors: Sewing A Community Of Tibetan Women Tailors, Charlotte Fleming
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This paper examines the effects of a handicraft promoting company and sewing training workshop, the Shangri La Tangtong Handicraft Development Center, on the lives of its participant group of 28 women tailors. Explained is the history of the organization, justifications for formation, and description of the current workspace and products as located in Shangri La Old Town, Yunnan Province. From a series of 19 interviews (13 of which conducted with the tailors) and personal observations comes the conclusion that beyond the organization’s specified goals of cultural heritage preservation and poverty alleviations, the workshop effectively provides the tailors with a strong …
Fearless (Saturday): Michael Hannum, Michael W. Hannum
Fearless (Saturday): Michael Hannum, Michael W. Hannum
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In celebration of Alumni Homecoming Weekend and Hispanic Heritage Week, we proudly feature Michael Hannum, member of the Class of 2011, for his fearless commitment to fighting for social justice issues and his continued involvement in serving the Adams County community. Currently working with the Lincoln Intermediate Unit’s Migrant Education Program as a Recruitment Coordinator, Michael began finding his passion for helping identify families in the migrant community who need extra educational support when he was a first-year student just looking for something to do. [excerpt]
What Kind Of Asian Are You?, Uyen T. Le
What Kind Of Asian Are You?, Uyen T. Le
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You don’t know anything about me. You’ve never been to my country; you don’t know my native language; you may not even be able to locate Vietnam on a map.
And that’s ok. What matters isn’t that you already know about my country and my culture. What matters is your attitude toward learning about it. [excerpt]
To The Peoples: Christianity And Ethnicity In China's Minority Areas, Francis Khek Gee Lim
To The Peoples: Christianity And Ethnicity In China's Minority Areas, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Francis Khek Gee Lim
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