Sentences with phrase «american cultural community»

The German - American cultural community and identity were in many ways devastated by the war Nearly 1 million German - Americans «disappeared» in the 1920 census because they claimed other ethnicities.

Not exact matches

The rich history of the American South meets the influence of metro Atlanta's global community, offering a variety of shopping, dining, and cultural experiences that draw upon the diverse tastes of those who call this city home.

The vision of such communities is «perhaps ultimately preferable to the plural one,» but «such a vision is ultimately not consistent with the American cultural and political heritage.

Unless we feel the effects of environmental damage directly, as do so many of the poor, or unless we are enriched by cultural perspectives that are explicitly biocentric rather than anthropocentric, as are many influenced by African, Asian, and Native American traditions, we tend to disregard nature in our social analyses and in our concept of full community.

These communities trouble me, the segregation from American life, the anti- cultural stance made in these communities is very un American.

Often raised in several places in no specific cultural or religious community, educated with no deep connection to a particular region, history, or tradition, and now employed mostly in academia, the American writer is becoming as standardized as the American car — functional, streamlined, and increasingly interchangeable.

Even if we consider the three major religious groups as ethnic traditions rather than religious in the narrow sense, their brightest and most creative intellectuals and artists have been absorbed into the general American intellectual and artistic community so as to deprive the communal groups of their natural cultural leaders.

E. D. Hirsch argues in Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Houghton Muffin, 251 pp., $ 16.95) that schools are obliged to help students accumulate shared symbols and the knowledge they represent — that is to say, to teach students cultural literacy, so that they can learn to communicate in our national coCultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Houghton Muffin, 251 pp., $ 16.95) that schools are obliged to help students accumulate shared symbols and the knowledge they represent — that is to say, to teach students cultural literacy, so that they can learn to communicate in our national cocultural literacy, so that they can learn to communicate in our national community.

Americans may finally be ready to see that biculturalism is an advantage more than a defect and agree with Berkson that «True universalization, colloquially called «broadmindedness,» can only come through the multiplication of loyalties, not through the suppression of them... «24 The beginnings of a shift in public policy in education and other areas to the preservation of community and cultural diversity are hopeful, even though developments in this direction are still quite fragile.

[7] Many theological students, especially women, African Americans, and Hispanics, regularly and vigorously object that their «theological education» is in important respects inappropriate to the faith communities to which they belong and to the social and cultural worlds in which they expect to live and work in the future.

So, what we are seeing is that a range of economic, cultural, and civic changes in American life have all conspired to weaken marriage in poor and working - class communities across the United States.

Although there is an unmistakable tendency toward denominationalism in all American religious communities, and although denominations have dominated the cultural history of America, I feel it is not quite correct to call the denomination the American church form.

By accepting from Austin and Holmes an overly sharp distinction between law and morality, by largely abandoning the search for the common good, and by permitting individual liberty or equality to trump most other values, mainstream American law may have had a part in fostering a set of cultural conditions inhospitable to communities of memory and mutual aid.

Religious and cultural pluralism became a reality, and this affected the status of the Protestant minister in the American community.

• Georgia Equality PO Box 95425 Atlanta, GA 30347 - 0425 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: www.georgiaequality.org / Hawaii • COLAGE Oahu, Oahu, Tom, http://colageoahu.blogspot.com • Ohana O Ke Anuenue (Family of the Rainbow), Oahu, Paul 808-728-3140 • Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation Website: http://hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com/ Contact us directly at [email protected] or just send us a letter at: Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation P.O. Box 23300 Honolulu, HI 96822 • Aloha Pride Center (serving Hawaii's LGBTQIA communities) call 545-2848 for info Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, 941-0424, ext. 18 PFLAG - Oahu (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays), 672-9050 American Friends Service Committee (Gay Liberation Project), 988-2184 Camaron • Big Island Pride 301 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720 [phone] • Marriage Project PO Box 11690 Honolulu, HI 96828 Phone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: members.tripod.com/~mphawaii/ Idaho

While marriage is struggling against cultural, social and economic headwinds in poorer communities, it is flourishing among affluent, well - educated Americans who are both more likely to marry and more likely to stay married:

The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities.

• Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact breastfeeding support • Shoshone and Arapaho tribal breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore • Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality for African Americans • Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations • Barriers to breastfeeding experienced by Black mothers and how lactation consultants can support them more effectively • Social support and breastfeeding self - efficacy among Black mothers • Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core • Positive changes in breastfeeding rates within the African American community • Grassroots breastfeeding organizations serving African American mothers

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

Also at 6 p.m., Sen. ose Peralta and the NAACP Corona - East Elmhurst branch will celebrate African - American History and Heritage Month, honoring NYCPublic Advocate Tish James and community leaders and activists, Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, 100 - 01 Northern Blvd., Coronacommunity leaders and activists, Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, 100 - 01 Northern Blvd., CoronaCommunity Library and Cultural Center, 100 - 01 Northern Blvd., Corona, Queens.

In this budget we were able to provide funding for several keys assets in our community including the Orchard Park and North Collins American Legions, a new sign in Springville for the Southtowns Scenic Byway and funding for the Memorial Wall at the Orchard Park Veterans Memorial amongst many other cultural and community programs.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

Mr. Jackson (also known as Sekou Molefi Baako) is an East Elmhurst resident with a long history of community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions aCultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions acultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions and more.

I was lamenting the fact that an African American official has such poor relations with folks who are from the same cultural background as he, that he needs the intervention of someone from another race in order to connect with communities of color...» Mueller accuses Bryan of using bullying tactics.

Tastes like dirt In some African American communities in the South, eating dirt is a cultural phenomenon, learned by one generation from the previous, especially among women.

Enck concludes: «The entire hunting community will have to take responsibility for communicating the cultural value of hunting if Americans who don't hunt are to achieve a better understanding of what hunting is about.»

Brenda McKenna agrees that Native American linguists have much to contribute to their communities, although students of all backgrounds need to be aware of cultural undercurrents.

Other reasons for women's silence about infertility may have to do with cultural expectations about strong, self - reliant black women who can cope with adversity on their own and with notions about maintaining privacy in African - American communities, she said.

«The environmental justice issues facing Native American communities range from direct environmental, public health, cultural and sacred sites impacts, to lack of meaningful involvement and fair treatment in the governmental decision - making processes,» according to an emailed response by the EPA's press office.

Another challenge is having an informed process that not only educates American Indians about the potential benefits of engaging in genomics research, but then having the cultural competency of researchers to engage a community to have more equitable research.»

A cultural, charismatic hub, with diverse cultures enjoying a strong Irish - American community, with striking architecture and plenty going on, Boston is packed with eligible singles.

The dating site boasts the largest community of African - American daters in the US, so it won't be hard to start a casual convo with date prospects whose cultural histories and backgrounds extend far beyond the ranch lands.

The American Jewish community manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions as well as encompassing the full spectrum of religious observance.

Black Panther has become a cultural force, with the «Wakanda forever» salute being recognized as a symbol of cultural pride in the African - American community.

ANDERSON: And we've seen the Asian American community hold Hollywood accountable for that white - washing and cultural appropriation, with one of the most notable instances leading to Ed Skrein backing out of playing a «Hellboy» character who had been conceived as Asian in the comics.

«It's actually oddly literal for our trailer's purposes — and I think a lot of the cultural things we're dealing with in Wakanda are in the zeitgeist in the African American community.»

It immerses preservice candidates in a low - income, African - American community where they are carefully matched with mentors who serve as cultural ambassadors and impart the strengths and values of the community.

Of Guatemalan - American descent, Benjamin witnessed the effects of transnational processes such as NAFTA, the drug war and deportations from both sides of the border, motivating him to join Americorps as a Community Health Instructor and to study political thinking and photography at Bard College before transferring and receiving his B.A in socio - cultural anthropology with an Honors Thesis at Columbia University.

This conference offers educators to learn suicide prevention skills; understanding of and appreciation for the history and culture of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes; cultural sensitivity for educators and other adults who impact Native American students; emotional and social needs of Native American students; empowering youth to develop leadership skills and choose healthy lifestyles; and promoting understanding, building relationships and generating ideas for engaging families and the community in education of the whole child.

American Indian and Alaskan Native: person having origins in any of the original people of North America and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

Three American women become ensconced in the cultural mélange of Hong Kong's expat community in Janice Y.K. Lee's absorbing, character - driven novel, following 2009's The Piano Teacher.

A Place for Us is set within a Muslim American family and their community, and explores many universal themes defining those important relationships: love and loss, familial and cultural expectations, honor and betrayal, faith and tradition.

Acquisitions will focus on African American and Latino history and leaders, San Antonio community leaders, heritage, cultural arts, leadership, sports and education.

The rich Louisiana culture shines through, as do the daily effects of World War II and a community filled with cultural fears of African Americans, the Japanese and Communists.

He has served on nearly two dozen not - for - profit boards including the Children's Defense Fund, the Black Children's Community Crusade and the Italian American Foundation and has received numerous awards for his cultural and charitable efforts, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Frederick Douglass Medallion, and the Americanism Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Anti-Defamation League, which acknowledged Riggio's work «to celebrate diversity and make the dream of freedom and equality a reality for so many Americans.»

Published by New American Press, MAYDAY Magazine presents new poetry, prose, translations, political / cultural commentary, and visual art to a growing international community of readers.

The beating heart of the American South, Atlanta is a bustling financial and commercial center that also boasts a thriving cultural community.

Announcing the African - American Cultural Heritage Action Fund National Trust for Historic Preservation You can help save the irreplaceable historic buildings, monuments, communities and landscapes that the National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated National Treasures.

During his life, Noguchi also designed fountains, landscapes, plazas and sculpture that are installed permanently at sites including the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Japanese - American Cultural and Community Center Plaza, Los Angeles; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit; Rockefeller Center, New York; Seattle Art Museum; UNESCO Headquarters, Paris; and Yale University, New Haven, CT..

< EXHIBITION Paying homage to Ebony and Jet magazines — cultural barometers, vital news resources and bibles of aspirational imagery in the African American community for more than half a century — the Studio Museum in Harlem mounts «Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art» on Nov. 13.