Manga has an interesting obsession with food, while also providing some fascinating insights into Japanese culture.
(Virtually) stepping into someone else’s skin
An exciting new virtual reality experiment challenges implicit racism and prejudice by allowing light-skinned people the chance to immerse themselves in a darker-skinned body.
A World of Languages!
When a Corporation Changed a Cultural Norm…
McDonald’s workers in the 1990s Soviet Union were required to smile – regardless of cultural norms that discourage excessive smiling. This NPR podcast explains what happened in the aftermath, as customers grew to like it… and workers did, too!
Canadian hockey – Punjabi ishtyle!
Harnarayan Singh drives hockey mania among his fellow Punjabi-Canadians with his innovative and mesmerizing play-by-play commentary! Listen to how he accomplishes this intercultural feat in this recent interview.
Teaching about race… and how your race influences that
Two professors (one Indian and one white-American) ponder the influence that their own race has on teaching race in the college classroom.
A superhero in a turban
Sikh Captain America takes to the streets to combat intolerance – Vishavjit Singh takes an innovative approach to fighting intolerance by drawing on one of his favorite superheroes!
Beyonce and the Words of Black Men
Skin Color in India
This article by Chryselle D’Silva Dias on Global Post looks at skin color in India and the way some people are fighting back against the view that lighter skin is better. Included is an example of a commercial for a skin whitening cream.
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6743152/2016/03/07/india-unfair-and-lovely
Racism, Chinese Restaurants, and Immigration in Early-20th Century US
Fascinating story on the history and proliferation of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and their link to immigration and limitations on immigration.
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