Word: diaspora
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...native Taiwanese, I understand how prominent Taiwanese photographer Chien-Chi Chang felt as he showed his love for his home farming village of Wuri by depicting the dramatic changes to it. Though I have been living here for 23 years and am not part of the diaspora, I can relate my own boyhood to Chang's photos of rural Taiwan. Life has improved greatly, and what surrounded me back in the old days is all long gone. Through Chang's black-and-white photos, a brief history of Taiwan is on display. Roger Cheng Taipei...
Akyeampong says he is excited about the idea of creating a new area of study—diaspora studies—in the department, which he hopes will help build connections between African and African-American studies...
...makes sense to come together and create a program in diaspora which will put us on the forefront of this emerging field,” Akyeampong says...
...Liberty Bell and the Constitution Center, Tacony’s collection of knickknacks has real emotional significance to the people of this town. This grassroots approach makes history personal for the residents of Tacony. The turn-of-the-century clutter brings people back from Tacony’s growing diaspora, and it makes the people who remained proud of their neighborhood’s past...
...Comment on the brash new consumerist society sprouts up in Beijing artist Song Dong's Edible Bonsais, miniature landscapes of ham hock mountains, prosciutto hills and broccoli-flower trees. "What About China?" doesn't pretend to be comprehensive - it doesn't include unofficial artists or those from the worldwide diaspora - but it does provide an introductory look at some of the creative instincts within the awakening giant. Thanks to its playful presentation by designer Laurence Fontaine, it's also a lot of fun. The works are carefully planned on a grid, then executed by assistants. But though their genesis sounds...