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SERIES – PART I OF III: Taiwanese Immigrant Creates Holistic Non-profit “AlterMed”
Kerri Diamant is from Taiwan. Coming to America as a young girl not only gave her a language barrier but a health barrier as well. Diamant grew up around Eastern Medication, so when her mother became ill with colon cancer […]
The soothing movement of Tai Chi
Photo Credit: Pixaby On a sunny day at the local park in the United States, you might be lucky enough to see someone practicing an ancient art called Tai Chi. Tai Chi is an ancient form of […]
Part 1: Be In The Know – Marriage Equality in America
The discrimination against marriage equality for identities that don’t fit the heteronormative script was rampant in the U.S many years ago. It wasn’t until the early 60s when activist groups started challenging these prejudice ideologies and policy changes became a […]
Part III: Conquering College to live a long life
As a 20-some-year-old attending a university, it’s difficult sometimes to see the importance of health. Culturs mind/ body expert, Yvette Vega, says, “Creating a healthy mental and physical life early is like putting money in the bank because you will […]
Lesbian North Carolina Couple Goes Viral
Melanie and Vanessa Iris Roy, a beautiful lesbian couple from North Carolina, made news last week when a picture they posted on Melanie’s Instagram account went viral. A sweet picture of the pair, kissing on the beach shows them happily […]
Cuba and the United States: a Tense History of Affairs – Will it Ever Relax?
As the United States and Cuba work toward establishing diplomatic relations in 2015, it is important to understand why relations became tense between the two countries to begin with. During the age of the Cold War, the fight against Communism […]
Two Cultures, One Family: Transracial Adoptions Bring Worthwhile Challenges
On July 9th, 2012, my life changed forever. My family welcomed my beautiful baby brother through an open, transracial adoption. While my experience differs from that of my parents and his birth mother, I believe my fears are the same. […]
Women’s empowerment in Pakistan: Four Lessons to Learn
“I understood then what it meant to be a woman in the harshest circumstances in the world and to have your very existence be a source of shame.” Named one of Time Magazine’s 30 under 30 world changers and Forbes 30 […]







