My Portland romance
It took a big hit the other day, my romance with Portland. I've been here about a year now, and for the first time ever, I really understood how Portland's progressiveness might be a tall tale. It was...
View ArticleSome cibo
I’ve been chewing on some random thoughts lately and thought I’d put it out there and see what other people think.
View ArticleWeb 3.0
I'm slightly frustrated right now. I just came from a session entitled Emerging Trends of Mobile Technology, where the launching pad started with smartphones. Throughout the session, the emphasis was...
View ArticleBrain surgery ≠ American citizenship
I woke up this morning to OPB‘s Think Out Loud. Host Emily Harris was broaching the DREAM Act, in which undocumented immigrants under 35 who have been schooled primarily in the States could pay...
View ArticleChinese matryoshka dolls
To my mom, my blog entries are complete gobbledygook. She understands not a word. Mom rarely makes her way to my little web patch, so I feel pretty safe about sharing my plans. As a CTC Vista, I’m...
View ArticleCommon ground
I don’t think I talk enough about how important language is to me. When I was young, my mom would tell me that at night, I traveled in my dreams. You went to Korea, she’d say. And Venezuela, and Israel...
View ArticleCarnival of Journalism – First-generation youth and context
Recommendation 12: Engage young people in developing the digital information and communication capacities of local communities This is probably one that’s closest to my heart, and the most organic...
View ArticleRegarding the Bartertown #muraldebate
UPDATE: MLive’s Troy Reimink put together a recap of the #muraldebate and quoted this email. This email was sent independently of the mural debate and just happened to coincide with the day that the...
View ArticleWhere are all the minorities?
UPDATE: Two links to this blog entry, which has been a fascinating experience so far. The Black Bottom excerpted this post while MLive included it in their West Michigan links roundup. The MLive trolls...
View Article“What’s your native country?”
“The United States.” “Yes, yes, but what’s your native country?” It doesn’t matter how nice you are. If you can’t ask the right question, you won’t get the answer you’re looking for. I might pick up on...
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