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...indigenous Brazilian tribe had no need for his Jesus, just as they had no need for numbers, colors, rituals, sound sleep, daily meals, permanent shelter, the concept of God or stories about things that happened in the past. The 350-member tribe (whose name is pronounced pee-da-HAN) is one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures in the Amazon. Although they have had contact with the Western world since 1714, their customs have remained remarkably unchanged. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes is a story of language and faith along the sweeping banks of the Maici River, with...
...need to control the beginning and end of production, since suppliers are unreliable.” The discussion, called “Building a 21st Century African Growth Company,” was hosted by the Harvard International Business Club. The event’s organizer, Katherine Y. Han ’10, said she hopes that more undergraduates will consider careers in Africa, especially considering the current state of the American economy. “I certainly think that this is a good time and opportunity for people to start thinking beyond North America and Europe...
...heart of its little universe just becomes a little less of a book. Levithan argues that the principle of the thing remains the same, regardless of the media it's packaged in. "The technology changes, but it's all about being in your backyard, being Luke Skywalker and Han Solo," he says. "It's that role-playing; it's about being involved in a story. That's what kids want." But what if those extra dimensions send kids the message that for a story to feel real, a mere book isn't enough? With its glossy clear plastic front cover...
...Mongolian surname and a childhood nickname. With troubles in Tibet and Xinjiang generating plenty of international interest in China's ethnic minorities, her origins are perfectly calibrated to appeal to the liberal, middle-aged and mostly Western buyers that make up world music's fan base. Born to a Han-Chinese father and Mongolian-Chinese mother, Sa was raised as a real-life nomad on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. There, she learned how to sing and play the guzheng (zither) and the horse-headed fiddle, as well as speak Mongolian...
...father, a Hong Kong civil servant, marched in solidarity with the student protests that convulsed China in 1989. She has remained a vocal opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, but her biggest beef today is with what she sees as the ethno-centrism of China's majority Han population and its negative impact on Beijing-governed Tibet. "If you love China," she says, "you should care about the welfare of all its people, not just the dominant group." Greeting the Olympic torch in Hong Kong on May 2, she held up Tibet's snow lion flag amid...