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Author Archives: Brandon Carey
Graduation show of cultural pride stirred surprising reaction
Kalā Kaawa was nervous at his college graduation, but not for the usual reasons. As Carla Herreria writes on the Huffington Post, the surprise Kaawa planned for the University of Hawaii’s commencement went far beyond the pranks that some grads … Continue reading
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Skills that bosses want but schools seldom teach
Soft skills such as cultural competence got a boost in the Wall Street Journal from CIO Journal columnist Irving Wladawsky-Berger, who wrote about the skills that execs seek in people who have the hard skills of engineering and business. One … Continue reading
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6 ways Silicon Valley can build diverse talent pipeline
Posted in African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, Work
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This month: Guide to Muslim Americans
This month, we expect to take delivery on the seventh guide in our Bias Busters series. This one answers 100 of the everyday questions that people ask about Muslim Americans. The questions were suggested by Muslims interviewed by students asked … Continue reading
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Bias Busters guides spark conversations
We had a great night at the Michigan State University Library Oct. 28 when almost 100 people came out to hear about the Bias Busters project. They answered questions from “100 Questions and Answers About Americans” and then discussed in … Continue reading
Posted in East Asian, International, International students, Language
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Fall reading list includes Bias Busters series
Diverse reading list for fall includes Bias Busters, book about Bill Cosby and one by Charles Blow. Continue reading
International students start new year in a new country
WILX-TV did this report on how “100 Questions and Answers About Americans” is being used to help Michigan State University’s 7,000 international students get used to their host country. The Office of International Students and Scholars, which helps those students … Continue reading
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Public schools are now mostly minorities
For years, we have known that the United States will become a country in which no racial or ethnic group is in the majority. The Pew Research Center reports why, when schools open, non-Hispanic white students will no longer be … Continue reading
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‘White is the new black’ trips over culture, context
A “White is the new Black” T-shirt is being denounced in the United States as racist. The objections come during violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager. The shirt was made by Zara, … Continue reading
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Muslims guide will focus on cold end of thermometer
In the fall of 2014, a journalism class at Michigan State University will produce “100 Questions and Answers About Muslim Americans.” This is part of the school’s series of guides in cultural competence. This will be the seventh guide in … Continue reading
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