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Reunion ~ Blast from the Past~ Wk2 Challenge

by Maileen H.

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February 21, 2008 06:22 PM EST -- "I don't remember ... anything," Avizheh dropped her gaze on the cold tile floor. "Twenty years ago, you gave birth to a little girl," the nurse explained. . . . more

Experience, legacy ... in what exactly?

by Maileen H.

February 13, 2008 02:01 PM EST -- These days, it's hard not to listen to what's going on and not be moved by the rhetoric of wanna-be presidents. Among communities of color, the tokenism that is inherent in the fight . . . more

Letter to Lola (Grandmother)

by Maileen H.

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February 13, 2008 01:59 PM EST -- Dear lola (grandmother), For years, we have been on a campaign to get you to come over and visit us in America. Your answer was always an empathic "No." I understand. Your good friend . . . more

Being American

by Maileen H.

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February 13, 2008 01:57 PM EST -- Why do immigrants in the U.S. still hang on to their home culture? Why can't they simply adopt an American identity? It's funny, the things that get discussed at a diversity . . . more

An open letter to peoples from the non-Western, developing world

by Maileen H.

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December 27, 2007 02:01 PM EST -- Despite what our leaders think, say, and do, the American people do not hate you or wish to undermine your progress. Never mind the U.S. government's engines of war and economic subjugation. The hard . . . more

Reflections on a fateful Tuesday

by Maileen H.

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December 27, 2007 01:29 PM EST -- The last year that September 11 fell on a Tuesday was 2001. We all know what happened on that fateful morning. I was living in Houston, Texas at the time, and it was almost mid-morning when the news . . . more

Fitting In

by Maileen H.

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December 27, 2007 01:28 PM EST -- People think the rigor of college and graduate school prepares them for the 'real world.' Not true. Life more closely resembles one's experiences in high school." That was a former . . . more

Asian-Americans: Beyond the Model Minority Myth

by Maileen H.

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December 27, 2007 01:18 PM EST -- Asian Americans have it made! Need proof? One needs to look no further than the glowing statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and other agencies, like those collected in The Asian Reporter's . . . more

Creating a broader sense of "we"

by Maileen H.

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December 27, 2007 01:11 PM EST -- Diversity causes people to live like turtles, "hunkering down" in their shells, isolated and withdrawn from their neighbors. People who live in racially diverse neighborhoods are less likely . . . more

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Portland, OR

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