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While some authors, who write on mental health can be very academic and dry, Gokhale is not one of them. She has mastered the art of bringing the wisdom of the well to the living water, meaning that she makes sense of the lives of 11 South Asian individuals navigating the culture of the West from a genuine mental health lens that speaks of love, loss, trauma, identity, family and personal hopes and expectations
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admin | May 29, 2021
Houston Celebrates Africa with a Series of Events in Observance of Africa Day 2021 May 25, 2021 -- The City of Houston will mark its 4th annual Houston Africa Day celebration on May 27 by hosting the African Union Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Ambassador Hilda Suka-Mafudze, and 13 Ambassadors from African nations to Houston.
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admin | May 29, 2021
The Diaspora Affairs Ministry identified a "concerning rise in antisemitism" linked to the IDF's most recent operation in Gaza, according to a statement.The ministry compiled a report by its ACMS antisemitism monitoring center noting that around 250,000 antisemitic posts were uploaded to Twitter by 80,000 users in the ten days following the IDF's decision to begin Operation Guardian of the Walls.The ministry notes that this is a 200% increase in antisemitic posts from the previous month present on the platform.The peak of this antisemitic activity began within the first week of fighting, after Hamas and allied terror groups in the Gaza Strip decided to shoot seven rockets at Israel's capital on Jerusalem Day.The ministry further noted that aside from online activity, antisemitism also took in the form of pro-Palestinian demonstrators voicing their condemnation of Israel in front of synagogues and throughout Jewish communities around the world.
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admin | May 27, 2021
TAMPA Tax protests have spiraled into wide-ranging demonstrations and harsh government crackdowns in Colombia, frustrating immigrants in Tampa Bay who were seeing signs of hope for improvement in their troubled nation. Many have turned their anger toward the government of President Ivan Duque over the deaths of dozens of protesters, the injury of thousands more, the disappearance of countless Colombians and reports of sexual assaults against women in police custody. As a Colombian, I feel powerless seeing so much injustice in so many cities, said Laura Bohorquez, 32, of Town N Country, a mother of two from the state of Tolima who fled drug violence in Colombia
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admin | May 27, 2021
This photo taken on May 14, 2021, shows Tejender Singh Gopa, head of Gurdwara Kalghidhar Sahib, a Sikh temple in New Delhi, receiving oxygen cylinders sent from Guru Nanak Darbar Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Gurdwara Kalghidhar Sahib/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Indians in Japan have rallied to the aid of their homeland as it faces a raging resurgence of the novel coronavirus, with individuals, religious groups and businesses sending donations including prized cylinders of oxygen to different parts of the country with which they have connections. "We want to go to India and help, but it is impossible in these circumstances.
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admin | May 27, 2021
"We are excited to partner with Gallery Guichard and to transform One Two Pru's lobby into an engaging cultural experience for tenants and visitors as we all begin to emerge from the pandemic," said Andy Gloor, CEO of Sterling Bay.
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admin | May 27, 2021
After more than four agreeable decades in California, my wife and I became climate migrants highly privileged ones, to be sure and moved to Vermont. Our life in Marin County had turned into a tightrope walk. Jacques Leslies former home in Mill Valley.
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admin | May 27, 2021
Boston, Mass. (Photo: Knar Bedian, October 2, 2020) During these times of disappointment and uncertainty, it is natural to share slogans that reflect our feelings, particularly towards the homeland.
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admin | May 27, 2021
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Canadas Ricepaper Magazine has teamed up with Dark Helix Press to bring you Belief, a collection of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction by writers of Asian descent from across the world. This new anthology, the third in the Ricepaper Magazine series, includes a wide range of stories all connected by the theme of belief, a notion personal to each individual sharing a piece of themselves in their works. This book is a platform for both established and new writers to share their voices in a publishing landscape that is often difficult for racialized writers to navigate
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admin | May 27, 2021
Garfield Gary G McCook is the Founder of the Jamaica International Independence Festival Song Competition (JIIFSC) which is bringing a traditional Jamaican cultural event overseas. McCook left Jamaica 34 years ago to seek opportunities in the USA. He has resided in Georgia for 20 years
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