Mexico
19 pieces
Mexico's Day of the Dead Reminds Me of Japan's Bon Festival, Halloween
New York, N.Y. In August, almost all Japanese people have a Bon Festival. The souls of those who died earlier will be called back TO ONE'S OWN HOME . Families get togethe…
Onnetsu: Medical Conferences from the Netherlands to Mexico
Amsterdam. This summer, I presented the keynote speech at the International Conference on Cancer Science & Stem Cell Research , held in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I wa…
United Gala for Orphaned Children in Developing World
New York, N.Y. Orphaned children-especially in poor countries-face daunting odds against succeeding in life. In many countries they have little, if any, opportunity to ob…
‘Looming’ Refugee Crisis as Women Flee Central America
New York, N.Y. Women in Central America and Mexico are fleeing their countries in rising numbers to escape a surge in deadly, unchecked gang violence, fuelling a looming…
Concert to Celebrate Diversity with World Heritage Cultural Center
"I kind of view everybody like a rainbow. Everybody on the planet has all the colors of the rainbow inside." - Actress Alexia Fast Danbury, CT. The World Heritage Cultura…
U.N. Urges Mexico to End 'Misery' of Enforced Disappearances
New York, N.Y. Despite significant progress towards building a solid human rights framework, the Mexican Government must nevertheless “bind itself to a new sense of urgen…
With Dosa Hunt, Filmmaker Singh Emerges as Generational Voice
New York, N.Y. The closing gala for this year’s New York Indian Film Festival ( HuffPo ) , held in a banquet hall above NYU’s Skirball Auditorium, was alive with artists,…
Ex-Pats In Mexico Promote Young Opera Stars
By Shari Alexander. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. “When you find yourself living in Paradise, the impulse to give back is irresistible.” So says John Bills, retired teno…
Orphaned Starfish Foundation - Saving Orphans+ One Child at a Time
By Noriella Santos, edited by Jim Luce. New York, N.Y. “I want to be a lawyer. I want to give a voice to my brothers and sisters here at the orphanage who have no voice.…
Findings and Secrets: The Explored Gaze of Claudia Saggiante Rangel
By Alina Peña Iguarán, edited by Jim Luce. Claudia Saggiante Rangel formally began her studies in Art when she was 17 years old under the tutelage of the Peruvian painter…
Acclaimed NYC Modern Dance Company Invited to Mexico City
New York, NY. Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater ( AGDT ), the critically acclaimed New York-based modern dance company with a Latin touch, has the great honor of being inv…
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Troupe Presents Spring Series "Juntos"
New York, N.Y. The latest offering from the Annabella Gonzalez Dance Troup ( AGDT ), Juntos ('United'), was triumphant. I was particularly impressed with the strength of…
C.E.O. Brooke Partridge Helps Lead Technology Thought in Developing World
New York, N.Y. Despite our best efforts to meet in Barcelona, at the GSM World Congress , with 49,000 participants spread between 1,300 vendors, C.E.O. Brooke Partridge a…
Cambodian Children's Hospital Benefits In N.Y. & L.A.
New York, N.Y. I have been a friend of Friends Without A Border (FWAB), the international fundraising source of the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC), for several years.…
Chatting with UNICEF's Director Ann Veneman
New York, N.Y. I met UNICEF 's executive director Ann M. Veneman recently at Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden's World Childhood Foundation luncheon at the United Nation…
El Museo del Barrio: Fifth Avenue on Fire
New York, N.Y. Forty years ago, El Museo del Barrio was a dream contained in a single classroom so far north that “sophisticated” Manhattanites would not visit there afte…
Euro-American Women's Global Forum Set For Athens in July
New York, N.Y. "Women Lead the Way on Green Energy and Environment: Making their Impact on the Economy and Culture" is the theme of the 14th annual awards program to be h…
Helping Women: Eliminating Obstetric Fistula in Developing World
New York, N.Y. Ana Langer, M.D., spoke recently at a Smith Barney seminar on health in the developing world. She was talking about the problem of obstetric fistula, of wh…
Jim Luce on Mexico & Mexican-Americans
Acclaimed Modern Dance Company Ushers in Spring with "Encuentros" Acclaimed NYC-based Modern Dance Company Invited to Mexico City Annabella Gonzalez Dance Troupe Presents…