by Yue Wang | Jul 5, 2012 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
The Smithsonian folk life festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in late July and early Junes. Hundreds of tradition bearers worldwide share their heritage in D.C. The scorching heat didn’t prevent people from coming. Traditional Hawaii dance is a big...
by Yue Wang | Jul 5, 2012 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Traditional Hawaiian dance is a big attraction of this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The group, Unukupukupu, a hula haula – a school where the ancient dance hula is taught – from University of Hawaii, performed for about an hour at the...
by Chelsea Wallis | Oct 31, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
A cold day makes the honey run slowly. Volunteers gathered at the Franciscan Monastery in northeast Washington Saturday morning to extract the second of two honey harvests this year. The unseasonably cold weather made for slow work, but by the afternoon they packaged...
by Chelsea Wallis | Sep 28, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – A young Hawaiian author had the opportunity to share his heritage with the nation at the 11th annual National Book Festival in Washington this week. Kekaulele Kawaiaea, an 11-year-old from the island of Oahu, displayed his book Kohala Kuamo’o: Nae’ole’s...
by Gillian Brockell | Jul 28, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON—Daayiee Abdullah has lived three lifetimes in his 57 years. Born and raised in a black neighborhood in Detroit, Abdullah graduated high school when he was 15—the same age he came out as gay to his Southern Baptist parents. After working as a court...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 11, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Seana Arrechaga lost her husband three months ago, she didn’t know where to turn. The one thing that finally helped ease her grief was writing the story of her husband, an Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Ofren “AC” Arrechaga, died...
