Good opinion piece by SPU professor emeritus, Tom Trzyna, on the process of grief when coming to terms with the racial and ethnic history of the US.

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I have had many questions in the past month about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  One good way to learn more about the conflict is to listen to people who live there ...

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Asking questions can be a great way to grow in your understanding of people from different cultures but it takes some skill to ask good questions. This article provides some ...

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Why is it that some cultures did great early on with curbing the spread of the virus but later stumbled with the vaccine rollout? Why did some do a terrible ...

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The pandemic has increased the gap between rich and poor and made injustice and inequalities more evident around the world. This video explores how wealth impacts our minds and our ...

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So what does overcoming embarrassment have to do with interacting with cultural difference? When we feel threatened in a situation, whether physically or even just socially (like when we feel ...

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This webinar is about an hour and a half long but it is exceptional! Very knowledgeable and interesting speakers exploring complex and important questions about how trauma impacts our brains ...

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Great article that demonstrates the value of being culturally aware in medical situations.

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It can be difficult to understand the motivation behind some of the behavior we have witnessed in the US recently among those of both the far-right and far-left persuasions. This ...

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Life has been crazy! It has been far too long since I last wrote on my blog. This article inspired me to get going again. The author shares her experience ...

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