Category Archives: Diversity & Multiculturalism

The Black Chicago Renaissance

In the opening line of her introduction to The Black Chicago Renaissance, Darlene Clark Hine writes that “beginning in the 1930’s and lasting into the 1950’s, black Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that rivaled and, some argue, exceeded the cultural … Continue reading

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Against Pure Purity – Part 2

This is Part 2 of an essay I gave as a talk at a philosophy & religion conference in Kolkata, India, August 2002.  I sought to apply new ideas about Indian novelist Raja Rao to multicultural and political issues then … Continue reading

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“Asia” in the New York Times

Below are my choices of the most interesting articles about “Asia” appearing in the New York Times.  “Asia” in a very broad sense:  including all of South Asia, the Philippines, and the “-stans,” (Afghanistan, Kyrgystan…). I’ve based my little archive on a … Continue reading

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