Recent Entries
Final Thoughts On Mukherjee's "Jasmine" and Rushdie's "The Prophet's Hair"
Past and current technological advances have permitted individuals in recent history to have close encounters with diverse cultures of people. The mod... read more
Harmony and Madness in Rushdie's "Harmony of the Spheres"
In his short story “The Harmony of the Spheres,” published in his collection of short stories titled East, West: Stories, Salman Rushdie d... read more
Ruby Slippers as Social Commentary
In his short story “At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers,” published in his collection of short stories titled East, West: Stories, Salman ... read more
Cultural Event 3: Women Around the World
The “Women around the World” presentation was held at CSU, Chico on Friday the 2nd of May from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in BMU 303. The presentat... read more
The Use of Satire in Rushdie's "The Prophet's Hair"
Satire is often one of the most interesting literary genres to read because of its deeper and often partially hidden purpose. The genre has historical... read more
Cultural Event 2: Oxfam America
According to their website, www.oxfamamerica.org, Oxfam America is an affiliate of Oxfam International, and is an organization designed to provide int... read more
Cultural Event 1: Biracial Identity
On Wednesday, April 9th I attended one of Chico State’s presentations titled Conversations on Diversity put on by university Diversity Director ... read more
Hinduism, Jyoti, and Life Missions
From what I learned in world religion classes both from Mrs. Kramer Mercy High in Red Bluff and from Dr. Willoughby Deming at University of Portland i... read more
Identity changes in Bharati Mukerjee's novel Jasmine
Remember those childhood games in which we changed our names to those of fantastic movie characters or just names we liked and we were able to take on... read more
What does Cesar Chavez have to do with the quality of a dinner salad?
My boyfriend’s dad owns and operates a small live-in ranch of about a hundred acres of prune and walnut orchards here in the North Valley. We sp... read more
