Feature Stories: Articles on Racial Profiling, Immigration Today
Current news, events, research, and reporting, covering the full range of racial issues, racism, discrimination, race relations in the contemporary society
October 7th, 2010
Written by Renee Cho in Spotlight, Chinese, Feature Stories with 0 Comments
When my sons were young, I felt like a cultural failure because I doubted I could ever pass my Chinese heritage on to them — as an American born Chinese woman conveying even my own diluted cultural heritage seemed impossible. However, a worldly friend gave me some good advice: Do not worry about the culture — just make sure the boys learn Chinese because it will be the most important language in...
October 4th, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Cover Stories with 7 Comments
Many people are familiar with the idea of the protestant work ethic, but how many of us have ever stopped to examine what the term “work ethic,” means? In addition to exploring what work ethic is, we set out to examine how it varied between cultures, who worked the most, and who didn't; the answers that we found just may surprise you.A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology earlier...
September 17th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in Feature Stories with 2 Comments
If you ask any group of Americans today what comes to mind when they hear the utopian metaphor of 'The Melting Pot,' you will hear as many different answers as there are cultures and inflections, including some who see the pot as boiling over, rather than melting in any tasteful or well-tempered recipe. When the phrase was first widely used as an arguably harmonious gesture during the great...
August 29th, 2010
Written by Rita Rizzo in Cover Stories with 0 Comments
Remember Billy Joel’s song, We Didn’t Start the Fire? The song mentions events and people who influenced societal thought from 1949 to 1989. Listening to the lyrics propels us all to an earlier time when the world felt different to us than it does currently. Indeed, national and world events, inventions, innovations, and the exposure to the influential people during our coming of age years,...
August 19th, 2010
Written by Kaleena Thompson in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Where can you experience creativity, booming technology, and expansive cultures, canvassed among au naturale beauty? Nestled between the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges, Seattle crosses the demographic boundaries, while driving an innovating pulse that makes up this ethnically rich city. Cultures amicably collide, while philanthropy, multinational entertainment, and cultural influences set...