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Tag Archives: Immigrants

Book Review – The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

an important book. It’s the story of the Japanese brides who came to the United States as picture brides whose dreams of American life were destroyed over and over read more »

Book Review – True Sisters by Sandra Dallas

True Sisters isn't a happy story. But, it's a powerful story of strong women, women who found the way to go on through loss, starvation, and tragedy. read more »

NY Times Best Seller – The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani's stories of Italian Americans have always featured strong women. She's written about families and communities. She's vividly painted landscapes, in loving detail. Now she's brought those elements together in the epic story she was mread more »

Not Another Order of Freedom Fries

Why it's perplexing when Republican presidential candidates who want to lead this country and represent it in the world, act like they couldn’t possibly have any ties or interest in anything beyond the good old USA. read more »

Dress for Success

"Dress for Success" is a very a grassroots and direct way to help women who need it. If you are interested in supporting DFS there are a variety of ways to do it. read more »

Voiceless Ones in Immigration Debate

In the film Illegal Belgian police board a plane handcuffed to an undocumented immigrant they are escorting out of the country. The weeping woman cries out that she is being forced to leave her child and the other passengers immediatelread more »

Us and Them

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I Am From City Streets (A Memoir)

I am from city streets. From a father who worked too hard for too little money. From a mother who received too little love but who turned it into an abundance. From hand-me-down furniture. From borrowed clothes. From summers that meant simply no read more »

And crown thy good with brotherhood Hot Conversation

I come from a long line of illegal immigrants. read more »

Congrats Grads: The Class of 50 Plus

Congrats to my cousin Fonda and to all the Vibrant Women in this year’s class of graduates 50 plus. As Fonda puts it: “Trust your instincts, and allow life’s obstacles to become an inspiration leading you toward greater knowledge and wondrousread more »