Constantino Diaz-Duran is a fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University. He is chronicling his walk from New York to Los Angeles to celebrate his eligibility for American ...
Constantino Diaz-Duran is a fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University. He is chronicling his walk from New York to Los Angeles to celebrate his eligibility for American ...
Zócalo in Fresno: Is Social Isolation a Threat to Democracy?
Americans are more likely than ever to live alone and less likely than ever to have many close friends or join social clubs. People are becoming more atomized, more isolated, and less connected to the...
Some of us are eating better than ever. But most Americans still live in a fast food nation. The number of U.S. farmers’ markets has nearly doubled, but at least 88 percent of Americans fail to ...
Just saw you on CNN and then checked your route and see that you are passing through Rockaway, NJ. I live in that town and will pick you up and provide an overnight stay, if you wish. See email address with this message. Otherwise, all good wishes to you for taking on this admirable journey.
Be sure to eat the journey: in each stop, inquire (even if you opt out sometimes!)of locals, “Where would you take your visiting best friend to your own favorite local restaurant?” See what treasures you find.
If you can wangle home visits, enjoy your hosts’ favorite foods. Always offer to help. Also, discern if they decline seriously, and respect that.
Hello! I just found out about your journey and wish I had known you were in my town of Ashland last night! We would have been happy to host you for the evening. I do know some people in Chesterfield county and Blackstone so email me and I can get you contact information. Congratulations on this incredible journey (the walk, AND citizenship!).
Hey Constantino, just saw the piece in CNN. That is so awesome what you are doing. You will see and experience parts of America that most will never see. I’ll be following you and wishing you luck on your journey. You are a “true American” God Bless and be safe.
The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America
by Mae Ngai
Hyphenated cultures seem to be a natural part of California’s landscape today, but it wasn’t always so. The Lucky Ones by Mae Ngai offers a fresh look at California history by reconstructing the lives of immigrant and second generation pioneers who lived between cultures when it was not such a common phenomenon. Ngai’s narrative brings Chinese Americans into a richer tradition of historical storytelling by humanizing an ambivalent, middle-class immigrant family, situating their lives within the more well-known histories of Chinese laborers and those who suffered from the 1882 Exclusion Act.
Just saw you on CNN and then checked your route and see that you are passing through Rockaway, NJ. I live in that town and will pick you up and provide an overnight stay, if you wish. See email address with this message. Otherwise, all good wishes to you for taking on this admirable journey.
Be sure to eat the journey: in each stop, inquire (even if you opt out sometimes!)of locals, “Where would you take your visiting best friend to your own favorite local restaurant?” See what treasures you find.
If you can wangle home visits, enjoy your hosts’ favorite foods. Always offer to help. Also, discern if they decline seriously, and respect that.
Be clean.
Have a great trip!
what a great walk! wish i could tag along for a while! when you get to new mexico you are welcome to come stay in my casa
Hello! I just found out about your journey and wish I had known you were in my town of Ashland last night! We would have been happy to host you for the evening. I do know some people in Chesterfield county and Blackstone so email me and I can get you contact information. Congratulations on this incredible journey (the walk, AND citizenship!).
Hey Constantino, just saw the piece in CNN. That is so awesome what you are doing. You will see and experience parts of America that most will never see. I’ll be following you and wishing you luck on your journey. You are a “true American” God Bless and be safe.
I note that your route doesnt cross the Rockies directly. I went over Monarch Pass in Colorado, a state you really need to see, It is stunning there.