Joseph-Ernest Renan, in his essay: "What is a Nation?" in 1882, explained that nationalism requires fundamental shared elements in the lives of the citizen, but also a vision of the future. Nationalism is defined as: "loyalty and devotion to a nation by a group of unified people; espe...

A Yellow Raft in Blue Water How would you feel if people judged you by the way you look or the way you perceive yourself? How would you feel if the reaction you got from others were racial comments? What if those racial comments or dirty looks were given by a family member? If any of these quest...

A Bowl of Salad with too Many Spices: Memories of a College Student I remember when affirmative action and my own racial identity first became important issues in my life. No doubt, affirmative action and race became constant weights on my mind as soon as I began to sort through stacks of colleg...