Category Archives: multicultural

Learning empathy through stories

Posted on September 24, 2017 by

St. Louis is boiling over with anger again. After Ferguson and Michael Brown, there is Jason Stockley and Anthony Lamar Smith. Or rather, Anthony Smith was . . . Our black people here–and all across the nation–are fed up and … Continue reading →

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Living in Italy: the real deal memoir

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

I love reading about other cultures, especially from a foreigner perspective. Natives tend to be inured to their surroundings while foreigners—those with open minds—are better able to see the delights and peculiarities of the land (and people) they are adventuring … Continue reading →

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Memoir of art, music, history, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

I was astonished to learn of her past. An unassuming aquaintance, Fangfang Xu, recently published her family memoir, Galloping Horses:  Artist Xu Beihong and His Family During Mao’s China. She did tell me her father was called the “father of … Continue reading →

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