FAMILY ORIGINS. Brothers, Bret lot. The brown hen, Esmeralda Santiago. Memory: my mother, Amy Tan. BETWEEN TWO CULTURES. Safe, Cherylene Lee. In answer to Elaine, M. Elaine Mar. Translating Means Growing up fast, Misha Kratochvil. HEROES. Five new words at times, Yu-Land (Mary) Ying. My family hero, Katarzyna McCarthy. An act of courage, LAN Frazier. IDENTITY. Believing in the self, Gloria Steinem. Becoming a writer, Russell Baker. Homage to my hips, Lucille Clifton. NEW VISTAS AND VENTURES. Opening new doors. The first day, Edward P. Jones. A walk to the Jetty, Jamaica Kincaid. On tuning fifty, Judy Scales-Trent. Dating and marriage. Pebbles, Le thi Diem thùy. Kinds talk about dating across cultural lines. Weddings, Fauziya Kassindja & Layli Miller Bashir. WORK. The first job, Sandra Cisneros. Behind the counter, Eric Schlosser. To be of use, Marge Piercy. Exploring emotions. Hope emerges as key to success in life, Daniel Goleman. It`s O.K. to cry: tears are not just a bid for attention, Jane Brody. Going through the house, Claire Braz-Valentine. A CHANGING WORLD. Health. Kinds and chemicals, Elizabeth Gillette. War on disease, Rick Weiss. NO LAUGHING MATTER, SOPHIE PETIT-ZERMAN. Environment. The mercury`s rising, Sharon Begley. Warming seas prompt Tuvalu evacuation. Buzzard, Bailey white. Gender roles. TAMING MACHO WAYS, ELVIA ALVARADO. Women and work: around the world, women earn less. Battling chauvinism to do a man`s job. Into the future. Kill your television, Bill Duesing. LECTURES VS. LAPTOPS, IAN AYRES. Letters.

Withrow, Jean 2004 2004