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Trick-or-Treating in a Kimono

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My brother and I dressed up for Halloween

When I was growing up, Japanese exchange students lived with us for eight consecutive summers. I loved it; they showered my siblings and me with attention, provided an excuse to visit places like Disneyland and museums, and would always bring special and exciting gifts from their [...]

What Was Missing from Page One?

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I was fascinated by Page One: Inside The New York Times, a documentary on the business and reporting of The New York Times.  But the film reminded me that the outlet is profoundly lacking with its still very one dimensional reporting of the news, or, more accurately, its monolingual reporting of the news. I would hope [...]

Quick! Grab Me!

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Last night, I decided to go shoe-shopping from the comfort of my sofa, so I whipped out my iPad and went to a popular shoe site. A screen popped up saying that the site had an app for shoe-shopping. Heaven! Three pairs of shoes later, my idle desire to go shoe-shopping had turned into [...]

Students/Educators Take No Child Left Behind to Heart

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As the school year wraps up, many, including myself, are caught up with graduation excitement. My niece graduated from high school this month, and I am very proud to share her accomplishment and celebrate her academic achievements as if they were my own.

Photo courtesy of Pushout Philly blog

But, what if she had dropped [...]

It Gets Better: The Video Heard 'Round the World and in the White House

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Is it possible for one video to launch a social change revolution? Can one YouTube video inspire others to take action and become activists?

President Obama proclaimed June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month and launched a new section on the White House website dedicated to the policies and issues impacting the LGBT community. [...]