Meet the New Ms. Marvel — A Female, Muslim, Pakistani Superhero
Asia & Pacific Islanders, Entertainment, Feature Stories, Heritage, Making Money
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Comic companies are trying to diversify their superhero ranks. There have been non-white characters, and even a few Muslim heros. Marvel Comics announced a new superhero comic book series featuring…
Number of Saudi Students On U.S. College Campuses Growing
Feature Stories, Making Money, Middle East, The Immigrant Experience
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Despite the negative stereotypes surrounding Saudi Arabians, many Saudis in the United States are university students. Saudi presence on American campuses has grown significantly over the past seven years. Saudis…
November Issue: ‘Linsanity’ Revisits the Incredible Sports Phenomenon
Asia & Pacific Islanders, Feature Stories, Making Money, The Immigrant Experience
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It was Christmas Day, 2011, and Jeremy Lin was alone on a plane flying back home to Palo Alto, Calif. The second-year NBA player had just been placed on waivers…
Breaking Boundaries, Brazilian-Born Actor Guile Branco, Takes Hollywood By Storm
Entertainment, Feature Stories
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The immigrant experience is a universal phenomenon shared by many seeking greener pastures in far away lands, one that is all too familiar with Brazilian born actor Guile Branco. Upon…
House Of Chic Brings Upscale Indian Fashion To The US
Asia & Pacific Islanders, Feature Stories, Heritage, The Immigrant Experience
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Los Angeles based pop-up retail House of Chic, presented a fashion extravaganza showcasing their latest designs. Event highlighted designs by Indian-born Jinali Surani and Heena Surani who in an interview…
Remembering “the mother” of Arab American Studies and Social historian Alixa Naff
Famous Immigrants, Feature Stories, Middle East
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Alixa Naff, considered “the mother” of Arab American Studies, established the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1962,…
