Therese stepping in for a moment to offer a hearty congratulations to David Corbett on publication day for his latest novel, THE TRUTH AGAINST THE WORLD! If you missed David’s Take 5 interview about the book, please click HERE to read all about it. Congratulations, David! Right around three years ago, the debate as to whether to capitalize “black” and “white” as ethnic-racial-cultural descriptions was circulating among a variety of sources, including the American Psychological Association (which had long argued for the capitalization of both), the Atlantic and Washington Post (which now decided to agree with the APA guidelines), and the Associated Press (which recommend lower case ‘w’ for white but capitalization of Black in its style guide). One of...
OPAWL, a statewide organization of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary people, launched a campaign to introduce a new multicultural education bill in Ohio’s K-12 classrooms. Credit: Courtesy of OPAWL As a young girl growing up in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Arianna Kelawala didn’t feel her story was being told in the classroom. Kelawala, a second-year in political science and women’s, gender and sexuality studies, whose family immigrated to the United States from India in 1997, is driven to promote the inclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander history and perspectives in Ohio’s K-12 public school education by organizing through the Educating for Ohio’s Future campaign. “It impacted how I see myself — my identity as...
Chances are when you go to the beach, you’re playing on someone else’s property. American shorelines are largely a private affair. Of the estimated 95,471 miles of U.S. shoreline, less than one-half of 1% have been set aside under the protection of Congress. The 63 National Park sites, by comparison, make up some 3.6% of all American soil. What’s so great about public shores? They’re open to all, of course — that goes without saying. But they’re also better protected, more wild, more pristine, and you can find a better travel deal than that spare “beachside” motel that sets you back $300 a night. Fortunately, if you dig a little, you can find plenty of public places by the water...
Guacamole is a delicious and versatile dip that is made with avocados, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper. It is a popular Mexican dish that is often served with tortilla chips or vegetables. Guacamole is also a good source of vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats. Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped tomato 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Instructions: Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh of the avocados and place it in a bowl. Mash the avocados with a fork until they are smooth. Add the onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and...
Students, Friends & Colleagues:Yes, the legislative session was devastating in so many ways and on so many levels. Hopefully, most of us still have an awesome life outside of the legislature where God's work is still getting done.Accordingly, a number of you have followed our local community work at Academia Cuauhtli in Austin, Texas. Academia For the last couple of Summers, we have held our marvelous Aztech Kidz Code Summer Camp (see Press Advisory below).Todos mis respetos, much respect, to founder Azteca Sirias, as well as to project manager, Maria Unda, who is a doctoral student in our Education Policy and Planning program in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin....
