Thirteen years ago, when I first moved to Minnesota to work at the Consulate of Mexico, one of the first events I became involved with was the Festival of Nations.
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The storms of the spring often light up the sky with great anger and fury only to subside to allow the sun to come out the next day to warm the plants and trees that have been nourished by the rain. At the time this article is published, all Humanities Councils (Councils) across the United States and its territories will have been without federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for thirteen months.
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For centuries, handwritten books—manuscripts—have been woven into the fabric of everyday life in Ethiopia. They are clues, documenting what people over thousands of years thought important enough to share. It is incredible what these voices from the past and present have to tell and teach us.
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In the hallways of St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS), we often talk about "mirrors and windows" Emily Style (1988) - the idea that every student deserves to see themselves reflected in their learning and to look out onto the diverse world around them.
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When I was first presented with the idea of writing a K5 social studies curriculum from scratch, I was a bit skeptical. Having done curriculum work in the past, I know it can be time consuming and locating sources can be a tedious task.
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April is National Poetry Month, but most of the time poetry does not show up for me because the calendar says it should. It shows up in smaller, quieter ways – when a line lingers, or when something I have been trying to understand finally makes a little more sense.
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People have visions of art and what art could be. It could be in drawings, what they see in the picture and what it makes them feel. It can be different colors or patterns. It can be poetry.
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One year ago, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) terminated all its contracts with all its state and territorial partners (Councils) and began taking steps to dismantle its federal state partnership department.
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My name is Trần Thị Minh Phước. I am a refugee, a boat people, a Vietnamese American, a mom and a wife. As a young lady growing up in Việt Nam, I had the dream of getting a good education and working in a job where I could help others.
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As we celebrate Women’s History Month and reflect on this year’s theme of “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future”, I’m honored to share this blog on culture sustainability through Minnesota Humanities Center’s program From Mountains to Lakes.
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