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Our
May issue "The Radical
Pacific" focuses on issues affecting the Asian and Pacific
Islander American community. BLU 13 includes an introduction
to the concept of Buddhism as activism, a detailed timeline of
the Asian American experience, a profile of Bengali rebel poet
Kagi Nazrul Islam, and articles on the global sex trade, the
spiritual aspects of martial arts, and the Hawaiian
sovereignty movement.
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Buddhism in the American mind can probably
best be summed up by two contradictory images: one of the
Buddha meditating peacefully, the other of Nobel Peace Prize
winner His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a monk from a far-off land
thrust into an unexpected role as political leader and world
figure. The first implies detachment, quiet, and humble
serenity, while the second conjures images of engagement with
the world, moral righteousness, and energetic activity on the
behalf of others. So which is more characteristic of Buddhism,
the ascetic saint alone in his cave, or the passionate social
activist?.
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to article
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For those of us who didn't get
to Mexico for the historic Zapatista march on Mexico
City in March, Big Noise Films in conjunction with the
Chiapas Media Project presents Storm from the
Mountain, original satellite broadcasts of footage
shot during the caravan from Chiapas through Mexico to
Mexico City.
Caravan. |
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If you’ve already heard I was Born With Two
Tongues you’ll know why, every time someone talks about them,
a lot of superlatives get used. If you haven’t, you’ll just
have to catch up with one of their shows (keep current at
www.2tongues.com) or check out their album Broken
Speak. Based in Chicago, the Tongues’ verbal onslaught has
triumphed in spoken word strongholds across the US.
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| Christine Wong is a 23 year old
second generation Chinese American. As an artist,
educator and activist, she has worked with urban teens
in public highschools, education-based interdisciplinary
afterschool programs, and rehabilitation highschools
doing painting, mural making, mixed media, cartooning,
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