Releasing the Soul
California | Local |
May 5, 2001
Sharon recalls working as a hospital nurse and attending to a child
who had just died. Read more
Articles by Norine Dresser
70 articles since 1997
Symbolic Interpretations
California | Local |
April 14, 2001
While watching a slide presentation of Tibetan rituals, a group of
Jewish women gasped when they saw a swastika on some fabric. Read more
Boutique Deities Offend
California | Local |
March 17, 2001
The boutique features elaborate Indian designs on bikinis, toilet
seats, shoes, lunch boxes and T-shirts. Read more
Altars of Thanks
California | Local |
January 20, 2001
While receiving a manicure, Fay describes her law school graduation
to her Vietnamese operator, Mimi. Read more
White Bonnets
California | Local |
December 30, 2000
The hospital staff presents gift packets of white infant bonnets to
mothers of newborns, but the Asian mothers refuse to place them on their
babies’ heads. Read more
Hold the Garlic
California | Local |
December 23, 2000
Revisiting Italy after a 20-year hiatus, Queen Elizabeth sent
advanced directives for her meals. Read more
Money Matters
California | Local |
November 25, 2000
Mistaken Missionaries
California | Local |
November 11, 2000
Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(Mormons) were sent on a mission to Spain. Read more
Fertility Symbols
California | Local |
November 4, 2000
Seven years ago, the Ripley Entertainment headquarters placed two
5-foot-tall hand-carved ebony statues from the Baule tribesmen of the
African Ivory Coast in front of their offices in Orlando, Fla. Read more
Not Just Knots
California | Local |
October 21, 2000
At the recent Chinatown Moon Festival, visitors flocked to a booth
where a man and a woman knotted red- and gold-flecked string, fashioning
it into bracelets for each person. Read more
