Me, I remember the kittens. Kitty had them in the shed in a little soft hole in the corner where Pa told me I could look but not touch, at least until they was weaned or their eyes opened. Which for me was the
But when they see the [immigration enforcement] van, they get upset because it reminds them of raid and deportation. I sit with them and say that we should talk. I am a single mother, you know. I have gone through a lot in my life. I want my children to be strong and proud of ...
His leftist politics may have been the greatest of his "contradictions," coming from a country-singing Army veteran from Brownsville, Texas. He was a staunch supporter of Palestinians and made heated denunciations of many military actions in Central Am...
It was also a result of immigration from Asia Minor as people fled the advancing Turks. Much of the wealth of the Byzantine Empire was now generated by the huge consumer market the city had created and the surrounding businesses, farms and fisheries that supplied it. The main trade consisted...
And my salesman and finance gal couldn’t have made the process any easier once I got there. They stayed past close and helped us into the MINI and directed us to an awesome BBQ place just down the road. The next day, dad and I got up and had breakfast at the hotel. We were ...
For Canadian providers, the attractiveness of healthcare travel usually wins out over any shift differentials. In particular, the strength of the American dollar over Canadian currency makes it that much easier for newly graduated nurses to pay off student loans - even as interns. Likewise, Canadia...
In 1958’sDr. No, Ian Fleming describes the race of an Immigration Officer and a doctor because that was something significant and interesting for the mostly white, English audiences at the time to know. Describing Black medical professionals and authority figures was eye-opening to many white re...
The NAICS replaced the U.S.Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)system, allowing businesses to be classified systematically in an ever-changing economy. The new system enables easier comparability among all countries in North America. To ensure that the NAICS remains relevant, the system is reviewe...
What have you learned in the past by simply paying attention? And what can you learn this week? Expatriate alphabet: B is for BEGINNING Someone once said that “life is always offering us new beginnings, it’s up to us whether to take them or not.” And while for many people their ne...
Such critics do not know Macdonald’s thoughts and actions in the historical record, or they do not care to know. It is easier to perpetuate a narrative of “victimization” and “colonization” instead of actually investigating the things Macdonald said and did. If one looks at Macd...