Can you imagine having to leave your family and your country for their survival and yours? That the decision Mikhail had to make. …
Adventures Between the Tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie
As I sat on the stone steps leading down to Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie that first night, with a simple …
Conscripted! Siberian Worker’s Army to World War II Soldier – Part 4 of My Ukrainian Heritage
From one army / nightmare into another. Join Mikhail's story where we last left off, with his forced conscription into the …
Hiding in Plain Sight from the Dekulakization in Valuyki – Part 3 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In part 3 of 'My Ukrainian Heritage', Laryssa shares how her father nearly evades capture during dekulakization in Russia by …
Fleeing Dekulakization in Early 1930s Russia – Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage
In Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage, Laryssa shares her father's story of survival in fleeing dekulakization and Polatova, Russia …
My Ukrainian Heritage – Part 1: I Grew Up Hearing My Parent’s Stories of Fleeing Ukraine in the Second World War
Tune in to Part 1 of Laryssa Menkova's series of diary entries on her Ukrainian Heritage, "I Grew Up Hearing My Parent's Stories …
I Hate Loud Music: Carnival in Trinidad
Imagine the Academy Awards, New Year's Eve and World Cup Soccer, all rolled into the most important day of the year. It’s …
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Cook Austin, Texas Breakfast Tacos with us Live, July 9th on the Culture Travels Podcast
Join us on our new Culture Travels Podcast at 10 am EST on Friday July 9th, 2021 as Texas Canadian Melissa Drake teaches us how to …
Protesting Perspective – June 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests
Living in downtown Phoenix, Arizona I have witnessed and participated in the local Black Lives Matter protests that have marched …
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A Brief History of Systemic Racism – an Open Letter
Alex recently did the research and wrote a letter to a loved one about Systemic Racism, Police Brutality, and the positives that …
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