"Not only literature but language itself thrives as it makes connections with other languages." We're heartbroken by the passing of Ottaway awardee Edith Grossman, and are spending the morning with this excerpt from her essential"Why Translation Matters." https://t.co/fDoh8UiWsR
OPEN CALL for our upcoming series on #TenureAndPromotion! Co-edited by @OpenAccessElder & @juancommander, we ask "How can we better reflect the scope of work happening across and beyond academia in our recognition models?"
Submit your ideas by Sept 11. https://t.co/7LX0T6oKja
"Wandering aimlessly through the streets of Lima, patronizing churches and cemeteries, then cantinas and brothels, Katzuo’s story might be seen as the nightmarish reality begot by the poor immigrant’s dream."
Kassia Oset on @jshyue's brilliant translation of Augusto Higa Oshiro
Tony Bennett was one of the first white jazz musicians to perform alongside Black artists like Harry Belafonte, Sammy Davis Jr. and others.
He was a passionate supporter of the civil rights movement, marching in Selma-to-Montgomery in 1965 alongside MLK and John Lewis.
We condemn the endless lies that @SmithsonianAPA has fed the press and public. This has never been a conversation. This has never been about postponement. This has never been about lack of preparation. This is not an inconvenience, this is violence.
I will continue to speak for the families who are seeking justice around the world— whether they are displaced in refugee camps or hiding under their bed somewhere like I was.
I didn’t come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be their voice.
Tilsa Tsuchiya estará en el billete de 200 soles. Es histórico. Recuerdo que conocí su historia y pinturas gracias a su amigo José Watanabe. Quisiera poder colocar algunos datos sobre Tsuchiya, mujer nikkei de izquierda que nació en Supe.