The first day of the year in the lunar calendar is to many Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese who live outside their home countries, the most important festival of the new year that they celebrate. Other Asian ethnic groups may join the festivity in their neighborhoods even though they observe their owe New Year days. For … Continue reading Asians Celebrate the New Year – by Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So
Four Contemporaneous Scenes I. The Inn Torchlights singe the late night air and the kicked-up dust glows on the path to the inn. A man in a brown robe leads the donkey, each step measured. His wife, wrapped in a wool shawl, stays the autumn chill. For a moment, she must stop, … Continue reading A Christmas Drama – by John C. Mannone
At the center of the contentious immigration debate; the finger-pointing and the promise to “build a wall” on the southern border, are human beings who like everyone else want opportunities for a better life for themselves and their loved ones. “Nadia” is no exception. But let’s start this at the end, that being a gut … Continue reading My Marriage to an Illegal Immigrant (Part 1) – by Terry Howard
Capernaum, 30 AD Peter’s house Four men shuffle their sandals down the dirt and camel-dunged road bearing their friend warped with palsy on stretched, brown cloth. They press through crowds standing dead in their way to the mud brick dwelling—doorway glutted with the sick, windows gasping sultry air. On the roof, fig trees faint, grapes … Continue reading The Light in the Room – Poem by John C. Mannone
Why have women waited so long to tell their stories of sexual harassment, discrimination, pedophilia, abuse, and discrimination? How do we as individuals and as a nation process this tidal wave of #MeToo information as people come forward? I’ve hesitated to tell my stories of sexual harassment because I’ve never been able to comprehend and … Continue reading #MeToo, Three, Four, and Five: A Leadership Challenge – by Deborah Levine
March is Women’s History Month. I had that in mind when I started writing on the significance of that recognition. That is until I came across an eye opening piece, “The boys are not right,” in the February 21 issue of The New York Times by Michael Black. He wrote it in part in response … Continue reading Juggling Balloons and Life- by Terry Howard
Although traditionally the month of February has celebrated famous African-Americans throughout history, maybe it’s time to augment how that history is told with our personal history stories, ones that define and shape who we are today. Here’s mine… The neighborhood I grew up in conjures up images of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” Hal Rauch’s “Our … Continue reading My Neighborhood: African-American History Month – by Terry Howard
I have moved quite a lot in my life, especially in the first part of it, clocking one to three schools per year on average and as many caravans, mobile homes, flats or apartments until the age of 16. The good thing with this nomadic lifestyle is that it has forced me to be quite ruthless … Continue reading Attics, Old Photos and a Concentration Camp Song – by Pascal Derrien
Women Entrepreneurs around the world face major challenges but many are inspiring us to shape the future of global business. They show the value of extending a helping hand to others. They support fellow women to rise together rather than looking at them as rivals. They are instrumental in building positivity and in establishing the … Continue reading Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs and How to Overcome Them – by Fatima Williams
I have doubted the Zombie Apocalypse meme for some time, lumping it in the same category as vampires, werewolves, and romance novels. But lately, I’ve started to doubt myself. I developed the idea of the Rule of Stupids and the Epidemic of Stupidity long before Trump was elected President. I could not, however, explain why … Continue reading Welcome to the Apocalypse – by Marc Brenman
