Folium: A Surprising Explanation For Why Some Immigrants Excel In Science via NPR

… Connect A Surprising Explanation For Why Some Immigrants Excel In Science via NPR … What is it that causes many people with foreign roots to excel in STEM disciplines? What biases and prejudices do I have about those of foreign roots/descent? According to American Immigration Council, “Workers in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]

Folium: It Takes A Classroom To Learn The Family Language via NPR

… Connect: NPR/CodeSwitch: It Takes a Classroom To Learn The Family Language. … Throughout the United States, there are children of all ages that struggle with their cultural identity due to the suppression of the “heritage language” that their parents or grandparents speak. These kids grew up listening to, watching, or even being spoken to by extended […]

Folium: What Is The Value Of An Education In The Humanities via NPR

… Connect NPR: What Is The Value Of An Education In The Humanities? … The cost of living paid for by those who have come before us is small in comparison with the cost of which we pay as students to receive an education about those have have come before us. Adam Frank is his […]

Folium: Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests via NPR

… Connect NPR: Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests … Audio (Audio via NPR) … Imagine a time where you have been to a very crowded place and have heard the roar of people talking around you. In that roar there is a constant mix of words; vowels, consonants, verbs, nouns. Unless […]

Folium: How Latino Players Are Helping Major League Baseball Learn Spanish via NPR

… Connect NPR: How Latino Players Are Helping Major League Baseball Learn Spanish … Baseball has been known as an American pastime. However, over the years baseball has gained more recognition and has spread to countries all over the world. This has ultimately led to foreign players coming to America to play baseball in the […]

Folium: An Emerging Entry In America’s Multiracial Vocabulary: ‘Blaxican’ via NPR / Code Switch

… Connect NPR/CodeSwitch: An Emerging Entry In America’s Multiracial Vocabulary: ‘Blaxican’ … Between colonial history, immigration cycles, and cultural flow in the United States, there are endless new definitions of what “American” really is. Melissa Adams is a living example of what that changing definition of “American” really is. She was born black and Mexican. […]

Folium: You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s an Experience via NPR

… Connect You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s an Experience via NPR … There is a common proverb that you have probably heard that reads; “money can’t buy happiness.” Well I beg to differ. You can buy happiness, but the happiness depends on what you spend your money on. Advertising tries to catch your eye […]

Folium: Teaching Unaccompanied Minors in NYC International Schools via NPR

… Connect Teaching Unaccompanied Minors in NYC International Schools via NPR … … Making headline news these days is the issue of refugees trying to settle in foreign countries.  A particular subset of these refugees – children – face unique challenges.  Among these many challenges is how these children are to get educated in a […]

Folium: Tech May Get In The Way Of Good Culture Shock via NPR

Folium: Tech May Get In The Way Of Good Culture Shock via NPR … Have you ever wanted to study abroad? Get to know the culture of a country that you’ve never visited before? Understand the differences between the culture of their county and yours? Well, bringing your phone along with you might have some […]

Folium: Legitimate Voluntourism via NPR

Folium: Legitimate Voluntourism via NPR The Folium archives contain many articles on how you can volunteer and study abroad for little to no cost. But I must admit that this is the first article that actually discusses the impact of these new volunteer opportunities on the populations that they serve. Study abroad or travel experiences […]