Archive for December, 2007
Brazilians Leaving the USA Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 5, 2007
A series of events has led to many Brazilians abandoning their lives in North America to return to Brazil. The New York Times reports that immigration policy in the USA, the falling dollar, and the sub-prime lending have all contributed to a dramatic turning of the tide for Brazilians living in the USA. Many of…
Miss Landmine Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 3, 2007
An Angolan beauty pageant empowers women and draw attention to a common plight. The Angolan Civil War, which formally ended in 2002 after 27 years of the strife that followed Portuguese occupation, left the country torn, impoverished, and littered with live landmines. The Miss Landmine pageant aims to bring attention to this reality, as well…