This week’s guest on Emphasis is Dr James Banks, Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington – Seattle. He was in Macomb to give the keynote presentation during the annual Dealing With Difference Institute at Western Illinois University.

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All You Need Is Love? highlights a teen living in a world that exists in opposition to the one we live in now.

In this short, the terms “gay” and “straight” and the conceptions and cultural stigmas attached to them are completely reversed. What makes this video so powerful is its inclusion of family and community, showing that intolerance can fester in any number of places. Honest performances and a beautiful message, this short film is one not to miss.

On behalf of the entire crew of Colorado Experience and the staff of Rocky Mountain PBS, I want to thank you for being involved and letting us interview you for Colorado Experience. The show has received tremendous support from both long-time and first-time viewers of Rocky Mountain PBS. Your interview, time and passion has contributed a great deal to the episode that you are in and we thank you for helping us make Colorado Experience an excellent show!

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Enjoy the show and thanks again for your participation!

Julie

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This exhibit explores the lives of Chinese American women during their first one hundred years in the United States. It portrays a hidden history of strength, innovation, and resilience. American history has often overlooked early Chinese immigrants, leaving their lives unrecorded. Chinese American women, in particular, have often been forgotten in the history of migrations, settlement, labor, and civil rights. Many Chinese American men have found a place in U.S. history because of their work in the gold mines, on the railroads and on public projects such as draining marshes and building roads. The daily activities of Chinese American women remain less documented.  … read more