Category Archives: multicultural

Slave Narratives through Project Gutenberg

Posted on June 20, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Lately I’ve been reading interviews of ex-slaves and other “negroes” who remembered the Civil War and the freedom afterwards. Lisa Yannucci of Mama Lisa’s World, a site devoted to cultures and languages of the world, tipped me off to a … Continue reading →

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Funny in Farsi, Gems in Japanese

Posted on April 23, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

I finally got around to reading Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas. This Iranian-born woman regales her readers with tongue-in-cheek stories about growing up in a family of immigrants struggling to make sense of the U.S.A. From getting her reputation … Continue reading →

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Got Culture – Or Just an Average White Guy?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

I loved this article by John Keilman of the Chicago Tribune: Feel You Have No Real Culture? Join the Club. Of course, I’ve got culture. Even my husband from the hills of Tennessee has culture. But poor John is a … Continue reading →

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