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Filipino American Transnational Activism
Read an interview with Robyn Rodriguez. Filipino American Transnational Activism: Diasporic Politics among the Second Generation offers an account of how Filipinos born or raised in the United States often defy the multiple assimilationist agendas that attempt to shape their understandings of themselves. Despite conditions that might lead them to reject any kind of relationship to the Philippines in favor of a deep rootedness in the United States, many forge linkages to the “homeland” and are actively engaged in activism and social movements transnationally. Though it may well be true that most Filipino Americans have an ambivalent relationship to the Philippines, many of the chapters of this book show that other possibilities for belonging and imaginaries of “home” are being crafted and pursued.
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The Devil's Wall
Legend has it that twenty miles of volcanic rock rising through the landscape of northern Bohemia was the work of the devil, who separated the warring Czechs and Germans by building a wall. The nineteenth-century invention of the Devil's Wall was evidence of rising ethnic tensions. In interwar Czechoslovakia, Sudeten German nationalists conceived a radical mission to try to restore German influence across the region. Mark Cornwall tells the story of Heinz Rutha, an internationally recognized figure in his day, who was the pioneer of a youth movement that emphasized male bonding in its quest to reassert German dominance over Czech space. Through a narrative that unravels the threads of Rutha'...
The Quests Of William Wood
About Book: When William Wood lost his mother, he decided to leave home for his aunt’s. Little did he know that this simple act would change his life forever for quite unknowingly, he had embarked upon a journey that would last a lifetime. He had unwittingly landed in Glennins instead of Gummings where he met Leon and Ivy. The tiny village looked friendly by day but strange things happened in the dead of night. Soon William found himself in a web of intrigue. Quite impervious to the lurking danger, he and his friends decided to take matters into their own hands to solve the mystery. But what awaited them might be bigger and more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. Join William in...
