3 Native Hawaiian Women You Should Know
In school, you’re barely taught about impactful women in history, let alone NH/PI women in history. As an NH/PI woman myself, I wanted to...
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Welcome To The Virtual Hearing Centre
Specialized in American Sign Language, Marilena Iaboni faces the challenges of virtual learning with her deaf students
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What I've Learned as a Spanish Major
The reaction I get from most people when I tell them I’m a Spanish major goes one of two ways. 1. “Wow, good for you! That’s amazing… Such...
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4 Everyday Phrases You’re Using That Are Seriously Triggering for Those Struggling With Their Mental Health
“If Michelle doesn’t win The Bachelor, I’m gonna have a mental breakdown.”
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The X in Womxn and Folx
A common trend today, to make words more inclusive of gender, is to use an “x” to replace the vowel (or letters) that would make the word...
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How to be a Respectful Tourist When you Visit Hawaiʻi
For years, Hawaiʻi has been deemed one of the most popular vacation spots for United States travelers. This might be because visitors don’t...
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Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam
‘Tír gan tenaga, tír gan anam’ – a country without a language is a country without a soul. This is saying that anyone who’s everyday set...
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Our Lingo of Love; Weird Irish Dating Terms
Irish people are renowned for our unusual takes on the English language; from our love of the ‘craic’ to calling fizzy drinks ‘minerals’...
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Why Learning a Language Should Be Your New Passion in 2021
Dare to take on the challenge of learning a new language!
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Taking on Subtitles: Why Diverse Media is Important
A whole new catalog of movies awaits.
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It’s the Appropriation For Me
While the concept of cultural appropriation has been defined as when the dominant culture uses the objects and elements from a marginalized...
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Learning A Foreign Language Throughout Your Day
Starting at WashU, I was really excited to look into the language classes offered. I wanted to try learning a different language that my...
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Would You Like Fries with That?
This weekend, I was eating sandwiches and chips with my family, joined by a few of my cousins visiting from England. Somehow, the...
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Why Your 'Locker Room Banter' is Never Just Banter
TW: Sexual Assault I think I can speak for all women when I say that the murder of Sarah Everard triggered an intense ache inside of us...
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Inclusivity in Medical Textbooks and Healthcare
Inclusivity is necessary for the medical field.
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The Decline of the French Language in the Windsor Community
Having a French background in Windsor is an odd experience. My family is rooted in the French-Canadian culture. My grandfather moved from a...
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Ni Hao, Victoria: A Year in the Life
How she became an English teacher in Shanghai, China!
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Being Immersed in a Foreign Language by Anastasia Vylegzhanina
Everything is possible if you really want it; A statement that I try to live by. When it comes to learning languages, whether it be German...
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'Crazy' and 'Insane': the Conceptualisation of Mental Health in Society
Last year I came across an Instagram post about how the use of the word ‘r*tard’ is highly offensive. The definition of the word itself is...
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How to "Wow" Your S/O on Valentine's Day by Using Their Love Language
I’m sure that most of you have either heard of or taken the infamous “Love Languages” quiz. If not, then you’re probably living under a...
