To view this article in English, click here No somos ajenos a la inmigración ni a los problemas que surgen de ella. En la sociedad globalizada de hoy en día, es común saber de personas que se cambian de un país a otro y llegar a conocer a muchas otras que son descendientes de estos […]
Today, unlike other time periods in history, we have more of an opportunity to expose ourselves to cultures foreign to us. We no longer interact solely with people who practice a similar lifestyle or who hold the same beliefs. Thanks to globalization, we are more aware of how people on the other side of the […]
We have discussed how to find intrinsic motivation through a variety of methods, and I think that there is no better person to learn from than someone who is actually bilingual. I turned to my friend Yuri Suzuki, a current Temple Sophomore from Tokyo, Japan who is studying Communication Studies in Philadelphia for one year. […]
If you ask me 10 years ago how I keep in touch with my friends, I would tell you without hesitation their phone numbers that I memorized by heart. But now if I need to call someone from a different phone without my contact list, I would give up. I don’t even call them anymore! […]
If you ask me what festival I recommend to go during fall season, I will say the beer festival. Even though beer festivals are common in most parts of the world, the tradition comes from Germany’s Oktoberfest. Let’s rewind and go back to October, 1810. The wedding of King Ludwig the First and Princess Therese […]
The morning of October 8, 2018 the inhabitants of South Philadelphia woke up to discover that someone had vandalized the entrance to the city’s Italian Immigration Museum. On the institution’s doorsteps, graffitied words denounced anti-Columbus sentiments shared by many Native American rights advocates. As a result, the words “racism,” “genocide,” “rape,” and “slavery” were again […]
While Mongolia is known in World History classes everywhere as the epicenter one of the biggest, most magnificent historical empires in the world, the rich, vibrant culture of the central Asian country remains hidden in plain sight. With ancient practices of Nomadism and Buddhism still being very much prevalent, Mongolia embodies what it means to […]
I’ll admit that I haven’t properly sat down and watched Doctor Who in years, but there’s something new and exciting in this season: this is the first time a woman has been cast as The Doctor. Jodie Whittaker kicked off the most recent season, leading the cult classic in the title role. The show premiered […]
When I think of “fusion” food, an Asian dish mixed with Western elements comes to mind. However, America is known for producing different types of cultural mixtures so I really wanted to see if there are other types of fusion restaurants in Philly, and Mixto is the answer! Located in South Philly on Pine Street, […]
With October being World Vegetarian Awareness month, starting with World Vegetarian Day on October 1 and ending with World Vegan Day on November 1, we are reminded of the importance of vegetarianism around the world. There are 375 million vegetarians worldwide as of now—it is a cause that a sizeable chunk of the global population […]
I came home from a long day of school at Temple Japan Campus in Tokyo and was reflecting on how the week went when my thoughts were interrupted by the incessant snoring from my neighbor in the room next door. Genji-san was a typical salaryman, a Japanese white-collar worker in a middle to large company. […]
Every month, the Temple University Office of International Affairs hosts an International Student Coffee Hour where both domestic and international students gather to celebrate diversity and multiculturalism. This semester, each Coffee Hour features a spotlight country, whose culture is represented and discussed at the event. The country of focus this month is India, which on […]
The message was clear from the beginning. The day John McCain was announced dead from terminal cancer, my mother frantically called and relayed the news as if I hadn’t seen it everywhere already. “Did you know he helped normalize Vietnam and America’s relationship?” My mom started her eulogy with the accomplishments of the late McCain, […]
At 5 AM I was on a bus weaving its way through narrow roads, descending the Andes and heading towards Ecuador’s Amazonian region. Part of Temple’s Latin American Studies Semester, I was visiting Latin America for the first time. Our three-week program was based in Quito, Ecuador; however we were all given one free weekend […]
Throughout my internship with Hummustown, a Syrian refugee catering cooperative in Rome, I was swept into the magic of food and family. This essay is dedicated to both the amazing Hummustown staff and Laura Esquivel whose book, “Like Water for Chocolate” never ceases to inspire a love of food and writing. ****************************************************************************** Mujaddara: Mujaddara is […]
“Prossima fermata: Basilica San Paulo. Uscita lato sinistra. Stepping off the subway at Basilica S. Paulo, I find myself in another part of Rome. The apartment buildings aren’t the color of sunsets and no pretentious cobblestone threatens to trip me with each step. If I blinked, I might be somewhere else, some other city. Here, […]
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Students and faculty members that showed up in the #YouAreWelcomeHereWeek (Photo Credit: Hoa Nguyen) Temple’s International Student Affairs office launched its first #YouAreWelcomeHereWeek event in March to celebrate a more inclusive campus atmosphere, and it was so successful that another is already being planned for next year! A variety of innovative activities throughout the week […]
Caption: Snowy owl flying over snow field, Canada COPYRIGHT:©Theo Allofs Last summer, I went to visit friends in Baku, Azerbaijan. As part of the visit, my friend, Faik, took me to the Heydar Aliyev Centre, famous for its unusual architecture. In case you do not know, Heydar Aliyev was Azerbaijan’s President from 1993 to 2003; […]
At any given night at my host family’s house, I am probably hearing at least three different languages. These days, when we’re all at the dinner table, I can hear English, Chinese, Japanese, and French. Currently, there are five guests staying with the Oikawas: Sshan from Taiwan, Onee from China, Dina and Nora from Belgium, […]
