3 Things – 3 Things This Week

3 Things This Week #7

A couple days late this week, so I hope it was worth the wait Laotian and Hmong refugees are preparing to face a possible increase in deportations, in part because the U.S. government is funding a reintegration program to help Laos accept nationals with final orders of removal. – As a resident of Minnesota, itContinue reading “3 Things This Week #7”

3 Things This Week #6

Tremendous Upside Podcast with Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) – a fascinating listen about mental health and athletes, I can’t wait to listen to the rest of the episodes In ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL, the universal language of comics connected Robin Ha to her new culture – ‘Robin’s new graphic novel is accessible, relevant, andContinue reading “3 Things This Week #6”

3 Things This Week #5

My Culture Is Not Super Bowl Entertainment – “Chiefs fans will don headdresses and mark themselves with red paint to perform the “tomahawk chop,” a wordless chant complete with a swinging motion of the forearm, caricaturing what they believe is Native American culture.” This Letter Claims There’s a Coronavirus Outbreak. It’s Fake. – tell your relatives to stopContinue reading “3 Things This Week #5”

3 Things This Week #4

The Lost Neighborhood Under New York’s Central Park – 2. I wish I could find a recording Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech called To Minister to the Valley, but it seems important to at least leave this excerpt here: “Whenever the government provides opportunities in privileges for white people and rich people they call itContinue reading “3 Things This Week #4”

3 Things This Week #2

For week two I am introducing a new feature to go with my 3 things. This week’s soundtrack. It may be something old or new but I hope you enjoy. 40 Years Later, Reggae’s Heart Still Beats in the Bronx – When I first encountered the Wackie’s label, I couldn’t believe this was coming outContinue reading “3 Things This Week #2”