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“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

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Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Chenxin Jiang: “Which is my mother tongue and which an other tongue?”

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

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On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

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