“astronomy” (based on ‘Jungle Peace’ by William Beebe)
astronomy (based on Jungle Peace* by William Beebe) so, astronomer-like, I took notebook and pencil and calculated how long it would take for her to drag herself, hands as[…]
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The Washington Post Discovers Indo-Caribbean People Exist
As Americans prepared to commemorate Columbus discovering the New World this October, a travel writer from the Washington Post fell asleep on the A train and accidentally discovered Indo-Caribbean people in[…]
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An Excerpt From Gaiutra Bahadur’s ‘Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture’
Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture, traces the journey of Gaiutra Bahadur’s great-grandmother from Calcutta to the Caribbean as a “coolie” — the British name for indentured laborers who replaced[…]