Albany Park gets a makeover. By Alexia Severson Songkran, the Thai New Year celebrated in mid-April, is also known as “The Water Festival” because participants toss H2O all over one another — a tradition that stems from Thailand’s scorching spring…
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Cultural traditions of breastfeeding get a modern spin
Indian-Americans feel comfortable with the traditional nursing practice and aren’t afraid to talk about it publically. By Antonietta Colasanto Time magazine’s May 2012 cover, showing Jamie Lynne Grumet nursing her 3-year-old son, caused a controversy surrounding American reluctance for breastfeeding…
Girl power through a global lens
Experts and activists discuss whether girls really hold the power when it comes to education. By Ashlei Williams Khady Ndiaye, a Senegalese girl with cocoa skin and a broad smile, was 11 before she ever attended school. In 1998, Amy…
Weiwei or the highway
Take an uncensored look at the Chinese modern artist whose outspoken nature landed him attention — and the ire of his government. By Bethany Leggett Click here for a trailer of the documentary. He embodied Andy Warhol meets Malcolm X…
