Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities

How to Kneel on the Earth

Michelle A. Kiang — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:31 PDT

How to Kneel on the Earth by Michelle A. Kiang

The Generational Fight for Affirmative Equality: Understanding and Dismantling the Assault on Affirmative Action

Leewana Thomas et al. — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:29 PDT

The Generational Fight for Affirmative Equality: Understanding and Dismantling the Assault on Affirmative Action by Leewana Thomas, Kiah Zellner-Smith, Aaron Brink-Johnson,
Felicia Johnson, Isela Gomez ,
Jocelyne Cardona , Maya Vilaplana,
Ryan Brownlow, Whitney Zilton,
and Grace Zaiman

Our Stake in Violence : College Students Resisting Incarceration

Maya MX Pisel — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:28 PDT

Our Stake in Violence by Maya MX Pisel

Death Be Not... Fearful

Matt Caminiti — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:26 PDT

In this article, I provide a basic description of why death is not to be feared or viewed as a misfortune by employing the Epicurean view on the subject, which relies on the philosophical schools of hedonism and materialism. The main goal of the article is to provide a path towards the abandonment of the fear of death so that a more more perfect life can be lived: one that has attained "ataraxia."

Generations in Pictures

Anna Pickrell — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:25 PDT

This series of photographs was taken as part of a week-long digital photography course in the San Francisco Bay Area. The origins of these images speak, to me, in generations: the photographs on the right-hand side were taken outside the home of an elderly man who has been collecting vintage cars for the past 40 years. The photographs on the left were taken at a popular tagging spot in Albany, California, where local artists are encouraged by the city to make art with the materials they have found in the area. All photographs were taken by the submitter in 2008.

A Stream of Thoughts

Christine E. Ohenewah — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:23 PDT

A Stream of Thoughts by Christine E. Ohenewah

Untying My Tongue

Raynise Cange — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:22 PDT

Untying My Tongue by Raynise Cange

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Drake T. Myers — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:20 PDT

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Mary Edmonia Lewis and Ella Fitzgerald

Avi Thomas — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:19 PDT

Mary Edmonia Lewis and Ella Fitzgerald by Avi Thomas

Miss Appropriation: Why Do We Keep Talking About Her?

Abaki R. F. Beck — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:17 PDT

In this short opinion piece, I add to the discussion of Native American cultural misappropriation, particularly in the area of fashion design, and discuss why I believe it is such a popular topic in contemporary mainstream media.

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:15 PDT

Table of contents for 2013 issue