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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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She served at Carlisle Barracks and the Pentagon in the Women’s Army Corps during the Vietnam War. I agreed with him and thanked him, with a hoarse voice, a handshake and a nod. I hope to teach my own children, someday, all that I’ve learned about service and citizenship. Her service didn’t end with the Army.

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Good Luck Wanna on Your Thesis and Thank You for Supporting the Sharing Foundation

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Wanna Kahn is a Cambodian college student studying engineering in Vietnam. Here's our first voice conversation back in 2005. Wanna also helped me with my first tooth fairy assignment -- he made a voice recording of the word "tooth" in Khmer. I've know Wanna virtually for over three years.

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Women's Earth Alliance: Co-Directors Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond

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Women hold these toxins in their body, and this is what they have to pass on to their children. It is about a future that is possible for their children, and for future generations. I remember being seven years old and learning about the Vietnam War and writing a letter to the President of the United States. It is about joy.

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Ask Britt: How can I combine the creative arts with social impact?

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Examples of socially rousing photography permeate our history: Vietnam, Rwanda, 9-11’s Ground Zero. Artivist Film Festival "'ARTIVIST' is the first international film festival and awards dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Rights.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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I think that we need to look at the root causes for why people wind up in exploitative situations, no matter what they are, and to say that someone who is a victim of labor exploitation and trafficking deserves equal voice with someone who has had a different experience. A lot of people like that.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

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There is something powerful about hearing Barack Obama's voice or the children's voices from the UNICEF podcasts or Nelson Mandela's voice from the recent ONE campaign podcast , inside your head. It is about the world in which our children will live. You feel close to them and their cause. I believe that U.S.

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