If you’ve seen the cover of Growing Up Global, you’ll notice the sunburst with the quote from Dr. Jane Goodall says: “fascinating ideas for giving young people opportunities to become truly global citizens.” I was over the moon when Dr. Jane offered her feedback from reading a galley copy of the book. Amidst her grueling…
Kids can nip prejudice in the bud Author urges fun approach to leading children past misinformation about other cultures September 17, 2009 BY MIKE THOMAS Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times In 1979, when Iranian-born Homa Sabet Tavangar was a junior high cheerleader in Fort Wayne, Ind., a revolution erupted in the country of her birth. Despite…
The U.S. effort in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province is pushing the Taliban into neighboring Kandahar, putting the city and its surrounding area under stress, the general who leads the U.S. intelligence efforts in Afghanistan says. … “US General admits “we’ve studied the enemy closely,” but not the people. We need to learn their culture, language, values,…
What we can learn from the scholarship of anthropologist Ann Dunham Soetoro, President Obama’s late mother. “The influence of a global mom on her son – Barack Obama.” OP-ED piece, New York Times by Michael R. Dove PRESIDENT OBAMA’s late mother, Ann Dunham Soetoro, was famous for the good cheer and optimism that she preserved in the…
