Dozens of new voting measures have been introduced this year in Arizona and across the country. Why do these voting bills matter? Do they protect or suppress the public’s access […]
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (AZ) A VIRTUAL SEMINAR SPEAKER: Emmanuel Habimana Emmanuel Habimana from Kigali, Rwanda, was nine years old at the time of […]
The right to vote is fundamental to democracy in the United States. So why is voting in the news every day? Why is voting in local and national elections important? […]
What does it mean to grieve girlhood? To remember a life not long ago lived? The poems in Susan Nguyen’s forthcoming collection, Dear Diaspora, are equal parts joy and grief, […]
In 1917, Gen. John J. Pershing brought 527 Chinese refugees from Mexico. These men had attached themselves to the punitive expedition conducted by Gen. Pershing in pursuit of the Mexican […]
Social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the way we consume news and interact with each other. Conversations once held face-to-face may now be conducted online, and reach audiences […]
Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, […]
The terminology we use to identify ourselves and others is meaningful. What is your name? What do you call yourself? What do others call you? What groups, clubs, tribes, or […]
What is the difference between race and ethnicity? What does it mean to be anti-racist versus not racist? Understanding the history of race in America, and its impact on all […]
In 1894 an Easterner named Andrew Douglass explored Arizona Territory in search of an ideal site to establish an astronomical observatory for Bostonian Percival Lowell. Traveling by train and stagecoach, […]
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