Image shows cherry blossoms in Japan, a large source of inspiration for Yoku Shimizu and her work.

Yuko Shimizu: An Artist with Stunning Cross-Cultural Influences

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Article is about Yuko Shimizu, a Japanese born, New York based illustrator who demonstrates Japanese culture through each of her artpieces.

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Hispanic Heritage Month — OPINION: Why it’s Significant to the U.S.A.

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 is celebrated in the United States from Sept. 15th through to Oct. 15th. It commemorates the independence of many Latin American countries from Spain. This year more than ever, however, I can’t help but reflect on what it means to be Latinx/Hispanic in these times.

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Publisher’s Letter: 2020- Unprecedented Times & Personal Reflections.

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5 MINUTE READ “These are unprecedented times…”We’ve heard the words drip from the lips of so many as COVID-19 ravaged through countries around the world. Amidst the turmoil, came Black Lives Matter (#BLM), a movement that resurged in the United […]

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Part V of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

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Today, I had a new appreciation for his anger, sadness, pride and perseverance as not a father, a husband, or a Broker but a BLACK MAN.

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Part II of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE LIFE WHEN WHITE IS THE STATUS QUO AND ANYTHING ELSE IS “OTHER?”

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Britain’s racism hasn’t disappeared; it’s just gone underground. When white is the status quo and anything‘other’ is exactly that, where do you go? For me, it’s Morocco.

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WHAT IS BLACK?

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IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BLACKNESS IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HOMOGENEITY. 3 MINUTE READ Around the globe, no matter where you find the shade of skin that ranges from milky to mocha, deep chocolate to charcoal, as varied as the skin […]

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ASIAN ALLIES: The Activism We Need Today

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The Asian American experience of racism in the U.S. and the need for alliances with African Americans and POC.

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Part I of VI: WHAT BLACKNESS LOOKS LIKE- STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.

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A NIGERIAN WORLD TRAVELER LIVING IN THE U.K. SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT. STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.

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