People ask me why I made a film about people of color who were homeless, hungry, abused, discriminated against, former child farm laborers and immigrants. What could I possibly have in common with them? I’ve asked myself countless times over the ten long, arduous and self-esteem-eroding years it’s taken to get the film done. What do I have in common with the people … [Read more...] about With many advantages in life, who told me I couldn’t?
Success On The Spectrum
By: Joshua Pitney. As an autistic person growing up, I was told many times, in many ways, that I couldn’t. I thought I couldn’t make friends. It was challenging for me to make friends due to my introverted nature and reliance on special interests to strike up conversations. Eventually, I learned to integrate my interests into other topics to keep conversations going and … [Read more...] about Success On The Spectrum
What are the problems with immigrants? Ask Irish Americans.
BY: John J. Pitney, Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College. On January 2, 1855, New York Mayor Fernando Wood wrote to President Franklin Pierce: The disease and pauperism arriving here almost daily is, of itself, a sufficient evil; but when to it is added crime, we must be permitted to remonstrate. We ask the interference of the … [Read more...] about What are the problems with immigrants? Ask Irish Americans.