No bodies hang from the streetlamps running along Utopia Parkway. Huang Ai Yi, a 61-year-old home-care worker, grew up in an unstable China as the newly formed Communist government attempted to rapidly industrialize and cement its power. One such attempt, known in the West as the Cultural Revolution, made violence a nearly every day occurrence. The bodies of persecuted … [Read more...] about Two Lives Lived
Culture and Religion
A Colombian Immigrant’s 49-Year Road to Happiness
While the frequenters of the Upper-East Side’s Dresner's have a great familiarity with one another, nobody knows the customer base better than the friendly staff, especially waiter Javier Giraldo. One can’t help but think of Dresner’s as a real life version of the hit TV show “Cheers'” hangout, as the patrons are so well acquainted with one another, that whispers of questions … [Read more...] about A Colombian Immigrant’s 49-Year Road to Happiness
Cultures Clash Over Mental Health
“I just felt like when I was relating my problems to the counselor, it felt like I was talking to a stranger,” said Edward. Edward, who requested that his last name not be published, is a Chinese-American student diagnosed with depression. Studies conducted throughout the past decade indicate that he is one of a very small number of Chinese-Americans who have sought … [Read more...] about Cultures Clash Over Mental Health