October 2009 Archives

What I'm Reading: What Does an Illegal Alien Look Like?

October 27, 2009 9:50 AM

By Nahid Khan, Ph.D candidate, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Accuracy, balance, completeness, and fairness are major values emphasized in news coverage; still, the field of journalism struggles with the ideas and ideals of diversity.

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What I'm Reading: "Honor Killings" - Then and Now, Part I

October 11, 2009 11:31 PM

By Donna Gabaccia, Director, Immigration History Research Center

Many people in Europe and North America today wrongly believe that murders of daughters or wives by their fathers, husbands, or brothers - labeled as "honor killings" - are products of Moslem traditions carried by immigrants into modern, western societies.

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