Sep 8th, 2008 · Led by Congo-born singer Marie Dualne, Zap Mama combines musical styles from throughout the African diaspora to create an earthy R&B vibe. Here, the group brings its soulful multicultural mashup to a live performance on Mountain Stage.
Aug 25th, 2008 · Unlike teens that are dreading the return to high school, many seniors at L.A.'s West Adams Preparatory High School are looking forward to returning to school. The brand new institution is based on a mission to help students realize their dreams in a multicultural world. This is far from common in Southern California public schools.
Aug 20th, 2008 · The growing racial and ethnic diversity of America has encouraged publishers to start magazines that address a new, multicultural generation of readers. In this month's Magazine Mavens, the creative forces behind three such publications discuss their vision — Lori Robinson, of Vida AfroLatina; Christopher Windham, of Human Nature and Navdeep Kathuria, of ABCD Lady.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · In recent years, the number of rural and low-income South Korean men who have married foreign women has exploded. The government and civil society have responded by opening schools to help these "marriage migrants" learn to become South Koreans.
Apr 16th, 2008 · Rupa Marya was born to Indian parents in San Francisco, and raised in the U.S., India and the South of France. Now she sings in French, Spanish, English and Hindi while maintaining a career as a physician.
Jan 22nd, 2008 · Women's rights lawyer Seyran Ates, a Turk who grew up in Berlin, blames the rise of political Islam in Europe in part on what she calls excessive tolerance of repressive traditions in minority cultures and a widespread resistance to integration.
Sep 14th, 2007 · China Forbes and Thomas Lauderdale are the core members of pop band Pink Martini -- a 12-piece band that blends Latin, lounge, jazz, and classical music. They talk to Farai Chideya about their vision of musical multiculturalism.
Jul 30th, 2007 · Margarita Alegria, director of the center for multicultural mental health research at the Cambridge Health Alliance, discusses binge eating and why Latinos may be particularly vulnerable to the disorder.