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Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Oakland Pow Wow and Uncle Fred-Oakland, CA

Pics from the annual American Indian Child Resource Center Pow Wow and a visit by elder "Uncle Fred" Wahpepah to Oakland Unity High School. The Bay area has a significant and active Native American community and events such as these are invaluable to both individual and broader community growth. Click here to check out some pics.

Identity/Culture Journal Entry: JEA journalism conference-Portland, OR

A variety of photos from Portland. Although I was in town for a high school journalism conference I did take advantage of some free time to explore a bit, including the Lan Su Chinese Garden and stopping by at Voodoo Donuts. These pics are nearly 8 months old, but here are some more timely ones from the Portland Roadster Show.

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Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Black Community Thrives in Taiwan

Although it's premature to call Taipei the next Black mecca, there's no question that the residents of African descent in this Asian economic powerhouse are contributing to a vibrant lifestyle.

This article appeared in the August 20th, 2010 edition of The Oakland Post newspaper.

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Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Le Petit Africain

As the Black population in Taiwan continues to grow, it should be no surprise that restaurants and businesses of the African diaspora would follow. Still, I was pleasantly surprised to learn about this new restaurant in Danshui, a town north of Taipei.

Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Finding Taiwan

Through conversation I often reference people or incidents on this site so I finally decided to centralize what I’ve posted. I find Taiwan to be a fascinating place, yet one that’s often overlooked and under-appreciated, even by its own citizens.

Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Conquering Lion

An exclusive interview with Oliver "Lion" Harley, a founding member of the Black Reign sound system, the waakao.com website, and all around pioneer of Caribbean culture in Taiwan. Besides giving us some history of his various enterprises he gives an honest assessment of life as one of three Jamaicans on an island of more than 23 million people!

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Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Interview with Taiwan's Warren Fox

Taipei-based, Seattle-bred renaissance man talks about martial arts, hip hop, and being Black in Taiwan. (Martial Arts photos courtesy of Justine Wang)

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Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Pan Africana: Taiwan

A discussion with three members of the Pan Africana Cultural Troupe of Taiwan. Music was our entry point but hardly the focus of our conversation as we touched on a number of topics, including being Black in Taiwan and their impact on Taiwanese identity.

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Music Journal Entry: Remembering one of hip hop's fallen

I was recently turned on to Abraham Borhóquez Sánchez of the Bolivian-based group Ukamau y Ké and spent hours listening to his music and reading about his career. Unfortunately, he passed away this past May. Yet I was so impressed that I felt the need to help promote his legacy.

Identity/Culture Journal Entry: Finding Africa in Veracruz

So, where did all of of the Black people in Mexico go? The short answer is nowhere; one needs to know where to look. As I was told by Eric, an American ex pat in Veracruz, “Africa is everywhere and nowhere,” which made sense as I explored. For more background info this trip, click here. For more pics of Veracruz, click here.