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7 International Food Stories for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 08, 2023

A bowl of ramen. Photo by Frank from 5 AM Ramen on Unsplash.

Food plays a central role in cultural celebrations around the world, and as we prepare for Thanksgiving feasts here in the US, we're revisiting seven stories that explore the importance of food: in everyday life, in our memories, and in our interpersonal relationships. Read on for steaming bowls of ramen, chewy rice cakes, and juicy hamburgers:

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4 Migration Stories for Meaningful Social Studies Learning

Posted on October 12, 2023

Three young men, Afghan refugees in Iran. By EU/ECHO Pierre Prakash, 2013, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
“A part of every society is invisible, human beings of flesh and blood who live before our eyes and yet . . . we refuse to see them.”
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, “A Year Among the Boat People, My People

With all the content to cover in a typical social studies class, why might we also look at adding literature to the reading list?

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