The language in Angelina Jolie’s film on the 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia evokes painful memories of a traumatic time for Cambodian Americans.
‘As Cambodians, these words hit us hard’
Party like an Arab
Some singing, dancing, good-time loving bakers are out to give Americans a different impression of Arabs than we might get from the news.
African Americans turn to DNA testing to reclaim their stolen ancestry
** ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY SEPT. 6 ** Monica Myles holds a certificate from African Ancestry Inc. showing which tribe and country her ancestors came from over 500 years ago, Aug. 28, 2003, in her Mitchellville, Md., home. African Ancestry assembled its database by plucking genetic sequences of African tribes published in scientific literature. The company is also collecting DNA samples from volunteers in Africa. So with a mere swab of Monica Myles cheek and a $349 payment, the company was able to tell herthat was descended, in part, from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. (AP Photo/Leslie E. Kossoff)
Enslaved people were banned from continuing their cultural practices and forced to learn English when they got to America but for their descendants DNA testing affirms ‘our story did not begin with slavery.’
Here come the child brides: Food scarcity prompts Rohingya parents to marry off their girls
Saying there isn’t enough food to go around, refugees in Bangladesh look to marry off girls as young as 12.