In Search of America by Dr. Arthur Wenk is a comprehensive overview of American history in essays, beginning with the American Revolution, taxation disputes, protests, the Continental Congress, and the Revolutionary War. He explores immigration's impact, Native American treatment, and slavery's origins. Dr. Wenk analyzes...

Suzanne Roske approached her husband on a July afternoon in 2020 with an idea. She wanted to move to Mexico. Spurred on by the effects the COVID pandemic had caused, Roske was ready for a change, and her family leaped with her. They decided to...

I Soy Latino: Second Generation Bilinguification by Gabriel Archangel Irizarry III is a book that extols the culture of Latin Americans. It uses the instrument of spoken word poetry to demonstrate what binds people - their values, experiences, and challenges. It also shows the synergy...

Is Ten an Appropriate Age for Your First Identity Crisis? If Not, What Is? by Nadia Rassuli speaks out about the need in her youth to suppress her Kurdish identity to help her function in the country where she was born. With sarcastic comments and...

Indian Annie by Sally Avery Bermanzohn is a historical fiction novel that sheds light on the actual plight of Native American tribes in the 19th century. In 1890, Ned Ridge, a scribe, started recording his aunt's life story on paper on her behalf. Indian Annie...

Most children want to live lives free from expectations or responsibilities. But some parents like to map out their children's lives for themselves. Sometimes, they seek to live out their unfulfilled dreams vicariously through their children. It's almost impossible to be productive until you've dealt...

Amanda wants to learn more about her Oma, her grandmother. She knows Oma came from Germany and she’s learning some words in German, like numbers. When she snuggles up to Oma for a story, she asks her about Germany and how she came to live...

Italian Bones in the Snow depicts the life of an Italian-American girl and her unique views about different subjects: religion, music, spirituality feminity, reincarnation, Reiki, patriarchy, and more. Elaina Battista-Parsoms also shares some interesting information about her Italian roots, including growing up with an Italian...

Reading I Hear the Black Raven: A Petite Memoir by Claire Ishi Ayetoro is like riding a roller coaster through the mind and creative spirit of a young woman contending with the ups and downs of bipolar disease. A resident of rural Mississippi, Ms. Ayetoro...

Icebound Empire: Industry and Politics on the Last Frontier 1898 - 1938 by Elizabeth A. Tower is a historical account of the arrival of political and industrial influences in Alaska around the beginning of the twentieth century, driven by the prospect of untapped natural resources....