Translator: Phuong Cao Reviewer: Queenie Lee (Video starts) Peggy Oki: Oh my God! (Laughter) Captain Andy: It’s a whale. (Video ends) That was me in the background saying, “Oh my God!” while I was visiting with some humpback whale researchers
I was a blue-eyed, chubby-cheeked five-year-old when I joined my family on the picket line for the first time. My mom made me leave my dolls in the minivan. I’d stand on a street corner in the heavy Kansas humidity,
Translator: Tual Şekercigil Reviewer: Hélène Vernet It was April, 2013, and I was one month away from completing my first year of teaching. I was at a barbecue when I got the call. It was a number I didn’t recognize
“Empathy” is a word we hear pretty often these days, used to describe our ability to understand the experience of someone else, and in some way share in their feelings or plight. And art can be really good at stimulating