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Acculturation as Adaptation: Dr. Su Yeong Kim on Cultural Navigation Among Immigrant Families
Understanding Acculturation Beyond Assimilation Acculturation is commonly defined as the ways individuals or organizations adapt their social, cultural norms, values, and beliefs to those of another. While this definition is commonly used in textbooks and research, it tends to oversimplify a more nuanced experience. Acculturation is the process by which individuals and communities negotiate the norms, beliefs, and values of a different culture alongside their own. It is a process which can lead to biculturalism of cultures rather than assimilation, which is about full absorption of a different culture. Adapting to biculturalism is a dynamic and fairly complex process. It is not a one-and-done process but rather an ongoing process of moving between multiple cultures, languages, and values.
By Su Yeong Kim8 months ago in Families
More Than a Colleague: A Story of Friendship, Brotherhood, and Change By Ishfaq Ali
Some friendships are more than just being around someone—they’re like a lifeline. When I think back on my life, especially my career, one person always comes to mind: Nizam. He wasn’t just a coworker, not just a friend. He became like a brother, someone who was there for me through long hours, tough times, and big changes. Even though we now work in different places, our bond hasn’t changed.
By ISHFAQ ALI8 months ago in Families
The Real Reasons Why I'll Never Have Children
People say that having children is the miracle of life and a blessing. That may be true for most people, but as for me, I feel the complete opposite. I'm nearing 40, unmarried, and childless. The latter is completely my choice, and I'll explain the reasons why I don't see myself as a father anytime soon. I rarely discuss my love life, but I feel it's necessary for me to be open to everyone about what I hope to accomplish in the next several years. Unfortunately, fatherhood isn't one of them. These are my personal opinions about children, so I'm not persuading anyone to have or not have children. I leave that decision to you and everyone.
By Mark Wesley Pritchard 9 months ago in Families
Wi-Fi Down for 10 Minutes
It started like any other weekday. I was halfway through an intense TikTok scroll session, with one eye on my laptop screen pretending to "work from home," and the other on my phone watching a cat dramatically refuse to jump into a pool. Life was good. The Wi-Fi was strong. My digital kingdom was functioning perfectly.
By Mehtab Ahmad9 months ago in Families
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza as Ceasefires Allow Limited Aid Access
In a land where buildings collapse faster than hope, one figure stands firm — a first responder from the Palestinian Red Crescent. He isn’t holding a weapon. He’s holding courage, standing among the ruins of Gaza, where homes have turned to dust and lives are buried beneath broken concrete.
By Surakshya Sapkota9 months ago in Families
Truth Be Told: Letters to My Loved Ones Series. Content Warning.
them, Someday when I'm gone from here, I want my children and loved ones to know just how much I loved them and not only that, but I want the whole world to know. Not just words, of course my actions as well. My mother died suddenly when I was seven months pregnant with SJ (6, autism, loves donuts). I didn’t get a chance to tell her how much I really loved her. So, guess what... you get to read about Mama Lott right here (rapid blink). You will also read a letter to my daughter, who lived with my mother for a time, to my oldest son, who is my middle child and often reserved because of his disability. My two eldest (daughter 21, the K-pop guru, son 18, Mr. Tech). Those letters will really take time. I was a young mom and there is a lot of pain there for all of us, so bear with me. This letter though, this is SJ's and to be honest I feel somewhere down the road, maybe at graduation, God give me long life, I’ll write him another one. But for now, here it goes! (of course I cried... hush up).
By V Joyce Lott9 months ago in Families
The Declaration of Parental Rights
“Children belong to their parents—not to the government.” That shouldn’t be a radical statement—but in 2025, it is. We are living through a silent revolution—one where government agents, unelected bureaucrats, and activist judges have increasingly inserted themselves into the sacred space between parent and child. Under the guise of “safety,” “equity,” or “best interest,” the state is taking more control while parents are being treated as threats, not protectors.
By Michael Phillips9 months ago in Families
When They Steal Your Children
They took your child. Not in the way most people think. There was no dramatic kidnapping, no amber alert, no frantic media coverage. No — your child was taken with a gavel. With the silent nod of a judge. With the signature of a bureaucrat who didn’t care to hear your side. And just like that, you became the ghost of a parent. A name on a piece of paper. An afterthought.
By Michael Phillips9 months ago in Families
The Year the Sky Never Stopped Crying
The rain hadn’t stopped for 17 days when the river swallowed our street. I’d memorized the cracks in our living room ceiling—each one a lightning bolt frozen in plaster—while rain drummed its fists against the roof. Outside, the Willamette River crept past "historic highs" into something feral. Neighbors stacked sandbags like frantic castle walls. My daughter Lily drew smiling suns on the fogged-up window. "When’s the water going home, Mama?"
By Ziafat Ullah9 months ago in Families
