Jail Etiquette
Each county in California has a jail or correctional facility to house people accused in criminal cases. In serious cases, bail is often too high. Some defendan
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Remembering a Legend
When Bhimsen Joshi passed away in January 2011, newspapers and magazines all over India ran his picture on the cover with no caption except the dates that set t
Super Reporter Girl
Miranda Kennedy is the kind of articulate, opinionated person I wish would sit next to me on the long plane ride to India. I refer, of course, to the annual pil
Quilted Together
On July 15, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco inaugurated the exhibit “Soulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by Africans (Siddis) in In
A Gita Teaser
A collection of 700 Sanskrit verses dating back thousands of years, the Bhagavad Gita has had an outsized impression on thinkers across the ages. Like everythin
Nature’s Architecture
Whenever I see the red rock of Utah, I want to believe in God. Surrounded by the gargantuan landscape, I am tempted to give up my atheism. Out of sandstone and
Digging for Roots
Have you read The Girl from Foreign?” my friend Thoraya asked as we wandered down the Kadir Has University in Istanbul. We were attending a conference on “I
Diaspora Syndrome
My friend and I are sipping warm mochas at a trendy coffee bar in Ventura. We are there to see and be seen. In our cool hip-huggers, black boots, a real cool ti
Non Stop Bhangra Get Jazzed
With more than 100,000 festival-goers expected throughout the weekend, the 22nd San Jose Jazz Summer Festival promises to be as electrifying and entertaining as
What Can Cause Symptoms of ADHD?
Q I am a school teacher working with children from the ages of seven to ten. Some of the children seem quite hyperactive. They have difficulty remaining in
