but she feels weighed down by her responsibilities to them. One day, after a choir performance, Ruby’s dad is quiet and reflective. He wants to feel her joy, and to understand why music is so precious to her. ...
is an inquiry into the fantasies and realities about the South Asian and South Asian American presence in the United States. The cultural productions surrounding these bodies suggest a fascination with these bodies, coding them as threatening, expendable, and violent, but also mutable, and deeply ...
and parts of Southeast Asia. In former times, many people divided human beings into four races. These races were called Australoid, Mongoloid, Caucasoid, and Negroid. Today, scientists agree that there is only one human race.
The race to the top the medal table is no race at all. Through the first 50 gold medals awarded, China has won 32. It also has won 50 medals overall, far ahead Japan and South Korea, the main competition. China won almost 300 medals in Indonesia at the 2018...
while it may seem easy to tell at a glance whether a person is Caucasian, African or Asian, the ease dissolves when one probes beneath surface characteristics and scans the genome for DNA hallmarks of “race.” Further, significant genetic variations exist within people of shared races. A fasc...
A short, intense and profoundly moving debut novel about race, identity, sex and death – from one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Thandi is a black woman, but often mistaken for Hispanic or Asian. She is American, but doesn’t feel as American as some of her friends. ...
The pentathlon has five track and field events, including the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests. People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So...
Tuesday, including California and Texas, the two biggest delegate hauls of the entire primary season. California offers 415 delegates and Texas 228. In total, more than 1,300 delegates will be up for grabs, about a third of the total available in the race to the Democratic presiden...
All of those acts are clear-cut examples of possible hate crimes – crimes defined by state and federal laws as being motivated by bias or targeting someone based on characteristics like race, ethnicity or religion. READ: The Atlanta Spa Shootings and the Year of Hatred Against Asian Americans...
Poverty is a socioeconomic condition that is the result of multiple factors—not just income. These factors include race, sexual identity, sexual orientation, and access to education, among others. Key Takeaways Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial ...