culture

Note: Not something I wrote for Prou but am sharing anyway but it is LONG.  Read More »

Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate life and every blessing that we have. I know we may all have something happening in our lives that may be stressful, heavy on our hearts and minds, and pending, but be thankful for the smallest of things. We may be sad by one of our loved ones being away, being sick or lost to death.  Read More »

Variation exists in the quality of education in American schools because of those that are rich and powerful who formulate and influence social structures that use race, social class, economy, culture environment, opportunities, funding and support only to benefit the advantaged upper class children, who are predominately white and the disadvantaged lower class children, whose majority are minorit  Read More »

These days, following a newly born interest back into the world of science fiction television (I spent some days in junior high days with ST: Next Generation). I have been reflecting, from my feminist podium (see Mere Women 1, 2, and 3) on the portrayal of women in this genre.  Read More »

A culture changed is a culture lost?  Read More »

Bilingual education. It sounded like a great idea to me for a while--especially since I have friends who moved to the U.S. at a young age and described what it was like for them going to school when no one speaks your language, and being forced to learn it really quickly.  Read More »

When asked by the EPA what question I'd ask the public about the environment I had to respond like this:  Read More »

At my university, various Native American organizations united and reordered Columbus Day as Indigenous Day. Throughout the day cultural dances are performed and speakers present their opinions and issues about Columbus Day. Often times poster presentations are given that display forms of indigeneity, while students have an hour or two to display their own feelings of being Indigenous.  Read More »