The author, who has worked with the Model United Nations, argues that knowing the past is more fundamental than ever.

Teen wanderlust is normal, but being a teen in an indigenous minority poses a more intense set of challenges.

Two years after Boko Haram abucted more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, part of the worry concerns their release.

President Barack Obama's deftly handled trip to Cuba now leaves change in the hands of Raúl Castro.

For filmmaker Fred Kuwornu, son of Ghanian father and an Italian mother, belonging what matters.

"Clueless observation" awaits those who ignore context, with Cuba a perfect example.

Nineteenth-century Havana on any given January 6 could push you back to the future.

All gender studies must include the Native American "mediator," which challenges gender itself.

Often overlooked, Cuba's Lydia Cabrera remains a key figure in the history of anthropology.

Author Jamaica Kincaid's 1988 definition of the nature of tourism vitally revised staid definitions.

Chicago-born Chicana writer Ana Castillo helps sharpen the all-too-facile "citizen of the world" label.

Cuban author Daína Chaviano advances the cause of the island's little-discussed heritage.