The elements are permanent in our cultural psyche. We witness crowds waving and cheering pressed against metal stanchions, marching bands echoing the streets with a catchy tune to the lead of their grand marshal.
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The mental health of aging asian americans how we can help
Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang is an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s School of Social Work. She researches the lived experiences of the Asian American elderly community and the mental healthcare disparities faced.
Confused: Being Okay With Not Being Sure
There is a lovely scene from the Before trilogy in Before Midnight (2013) where couples of different generations are gathered together in a Greek villa for dinner.
“Five BIPOC Women With Disabilities Who’ve Kicked Butt and Paved the Way for Accessibility
A solid and prevailing community of BIPOC women with disabilities use their platforms to speak up and move forward with the inclusion and accessibility of people with visible and non-obvious disabilities.
A More Multiracial U.S. Population
For the first time in a decade, the Census Bureau captured the most comprehensive look at who lives in America. The multiracial population has changed a great deal from 9 million people in the 2010 Census, skyrocketing by 276% to 33.8 million people in the 2020 Census.
Yoga Figures Who Decolonize Wellness
In 2002, James Fox began teaching yoga to inmates as part of the rehabilitation program at San Quentin State Prison. He was invited by the prison after having gained a name for himself in teaching yoga to at-risk youth in the Bay Area.
Five Black Women Tennis Stars Who Stood Their Ground
Venus and Serena Williams are known as Olympic Gold Medalists, but both on and off the court, they’ve become staunch advocates for gender and racial equality. Today’s tennis stars like Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters are modeling activism for the next generation, but did you know there were other trailblazing Black tennis players who also took a stand?
Honoring the Two Spirit Identity
big strong women wit fierce attitude in the street An exquisitely arched eyebrow May be/ all she has/ for you But she got something else to show me behind that worldly camouflage we was soft-to-soft rock & water & earth shuddered rose & fell and that fierce strong woman cried sweet sacred tears i had no answer for except to hold her tighter.
