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A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration
Eiichiro Azuma of the School of Arts and Sciences wrote about the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated in U.S. internment camps in the 1940s. The publisher of The Rafu Shimpo, a bilingual newspaper, “hid the rotary press, Japanese printing type, and other equipment under his building floorboards with an intention that he would come back to Los Angeles to resume the newspaper operation.”
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Why Democrats struggle to mobilize a ‘religious left’
Michele Margolis of the School of Arts and Sciences said white Democrats may be drifting away from religion due to their politics, making religious rhetoric less influential on party members’ voting. “If you live in a world where being a Democrat is equated with being less religious, and religion also isn’t central to your life, why should someone using religious rhetoric appeal to you?” said Margolis.
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An antiracist reading list
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts’ book “Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century” was cited for showing “unequivocally that all people are indeed created equal, despite political and economic special interests that keep trying to persuade us otherwise.”
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Mumbai coastal road unlikely to solve traffic problems: Experts
Nikhil Anand of the School of Arts and Sciences said a planned coastal road project in Mumbai would not alleviate the region’s traffic problems.
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Lack of imagination, not technology, holds back superior customer experience
Christian Terweisch and Nicolaj Siggelow of the Wharton School emphasized the importance of trust between consumers and companies.
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Nursing facilities often discharge patients when co-pays kick in
Paula Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study that found “skilled nursing facilities are more likely to discharge economically vulnerable patients right before their copay kicks in.”
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In Venezuela, criminals feel the pinch of an economic crisis
Dorothy Kronick of the School of Arts and Sciences said Venezuela remains one of the most violent countries, with “wartime levels of violence — but no war.”
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Walt Whitman bicentennial celebration kicks into high gear for his birthday
Lynne Farrington of the Kislak Center spoke about the significance of Walt Whitman to Philadelphia and the Libraries’ exhibition celebrating the poet’s life and accomplishments. “The relationship between Whitman and this region is close and fascinating,” she said. “It’s worthy of further exploration.”
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One fateful night with Donny Hathaway
Guthrie Ramsey of the School of Arts and Sciences said that when evaluating artists with mental illnesses, “we should simply put it into context, like we do other aspects of their upbringing, rather than making it some mysterious gift that they seem to be bestowed.”
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Virtual reality comes to the classroom
Peter Decherney of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the virtual-reality films he creates with students. “In an immersive experience, you have to give up a lot of control. I compare it to a museum visit,” he said. “Spectators have to become more active in the process.”