The Worlds of Difference radio series broadcast on NPR has compiled a fine set of radio programs dealing with the impact of modern culture on traditional societies, and how change affects such communities, for good and bad.Their most recent broadcast is called The Zapotec Bible, which discusses ... Continue reading
Beautiful feet
October 14, 2004 By 2 Comments
We believe that language is one of God's most important gifts to man, and of all human characteristics, language is the most distinctly human and the most basic. Without language, culture and civilization would be impossible. ... Therefore, all languages deserve respect and careful study.As the ... Continue reading
Viva la libertad!
September 17, 2003 By 1 Comment
It may be the world's largest call and response. I was standing in the Oaxaca Zocalo, the public square of the capital city of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, just yards away from the ornate entrance to the Governor's palace, pressed cheek to jowl with perhaps 10,000 festive Mexicans. "Guadalajara" was ... Continue reading
