Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times.
The bittersweet story of the Ogatas, a ragtag family of orphans in Hawaii reeling from the death of their mother. Ivah, 12, the big "sista" takes on the role, looking after a brother, a sister and Poppy, a school janitor who works nights and who…
This is an account of the daily activities of Master Cheng Yen (Zheng Yan) in the summer of 2009. Master Cheng Yen is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, a humanitarian organization.
McDonald's restaurants are found in over 100 countries, serving tens of millions of people each day. What are the cultural implications of this phenomenal success? Does the introduction of American fast food undermine local cuisines, many of them…
