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...struggles faced by immigrant families in negotiating and attempting to reconcile their multiple identities while remaining engaged with all aspects of their new home. It reminds me of what my grandfather used to say: "Anyone can play the drum, but it is only an elder who can interpret the meaning of the sounds." Austine Duru, CHICAGO...
...profit center aims to be the nation's first museum dedicated to the complete story of the Revolution. Backers say it will not only preserve and interpret important artifacts from the period, but will create more than 800 jobs, draw 725,000 history-minded visitors annually, and solidify the region's historic claim to be the cradle of American independence. "Our purpose is to reengage the American public in the history of the American Revolution and its relevance to today, because the American Revolution is still in progress," says Thomas M. Daly, president of the center, which grew...
...Sunnis, the overwhelming majority of Muslims, do not follow a hereditary system of selecting leadership. By contrast, Shias trace a direct line from Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter, and her husband Ali to a spiritual leader, or imam, with the power to interpret the faith...
That boldness combines with the likely influence of decisions of the California Supreme Court. It has a history of broad influence of the way other tribunals, including the U.S. Supreme Court, interpret fundamental constitutional issues. A case in point: 60 years ago, George's predecessor Justice Roger Traynor authored an equally groundbreaking - and divisive - opinion tossing out California's ban on interracial marriage. Nearly two decades later, the Supreme Court followed suit, citing the landmark California case. But it was a bumpy road. When the high court issued its famous Loving v. Virginia decision, there were still some 16 states...
...struggles faced by immigrant families in negotiating and attempting to reconcile their multiple identities while remaining engaged with all aspects of their new home. It reminds me of what my grandfather used to say: "Anyone can play the drum, but it is only an elder who can interpret the meaning of the sounds." Austine Duru, Chicago...