Unapologetically Afghan American
Yalda Asmatey writes about straddling two worlds: Afghanistan, the country of her birth, and the United States.
I Am My Story Live
The Immigrant Story invites the community to I Am My Story Live, featuring music from Kabul, Afghanistan, and storytelling by genocide survivors from Bosnia, Rwanda, and Syria.
This event is supported by a SHARP grant from Oregon Humanities.
King Tide
An excerpt from Micah White's book, The End of Protest: A New Playbook for the Revolution
Just People Like Us
Writer Guy Maynard on a little-known history of a Southern Oregon community during World War II where prisoners of war were more welcome than US military of color
In the Land of the New
Mexican immigrants find home in el nuevo South. An excerpt from Translation Nation by Héctor Tobar
Whose State Is This?
Journalist Brent Walth on how legal measures targeting Latino Oregonians reflect fears of change.
So to Speak
Novelist Laila Lalami on moving between languages to find her voice
A Return Passage
Reporter Putsata Reang and photographer Kim Nguyen share their stories of leaving their home countries as refugees, meeting as students at the University of Oregon, and returning to Southeast Asia as journalists. A film produced by Dawn Jones for Oregon Humanities.
Stepping Backward
Hearing lessons from a bomb. An essay by David Naimon
Full Circle
Two journalists return to their native countries to help other journalists express dissent.
Gone Astray
A humanitarian aid worker in Sri Lanka finds herself caught up in a race to harvest the tusks of a dead elephant.
Magazine Podcast: Start
Talking about epigenetics, adoption, faith, and clowns with Oregon Humanities magazine contributors
The Bamboo Ceiling
Alex Tizon on how "Orientals" became "Asians." An excerpt from Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self
Design for a Crowded Planet
Cynthia E. Smith, the curator of socially responsible design at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewett design museum, talks about innovative solutions by and for city dwellers.
Food Forward
Robert Paarlberg on the history of the Green Revolution and the future of global food production