Writers on Strike: Pamie Ribon, who wrote the sweetly amusing Why Girls Are Weird, is also a story editor for Samantha Who? so she’s on strike right now. Her blog details the trials and tribulations of being on strike and is a very interesting read. This post explains why she is personally on strike, and this one explains why the shows that were already written before the strike are full of suckage right now (cough Heroes cough.)
Deporations: Paying the Price for Our Parent’s Deportations is a comparison of experiences: Ruby Takanishi’s experience as a child having her grandfather incarcerated in Hawaii during World War II and the experiences of children of immigrants having their parents removed.
Tattoos: Discrimination against body art varies greatly depending on the workplace. Some shocking statistics: Thirty-six percent of Americans ages 18 to 25 — and 40 percent ages 26 to 40 — have at least one tattoo, according to a 2006 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.
Religion as Diversity: Religion in the Workplace explores the growing trend to discuss religion in workplaces as part of diversity training. Hmm…what to do with the research that suggests that diversity training just doesn’t work?
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