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Shared on Oct 24 2008 by Will Mandeville

Valarie Kaur: Oriented to Action

Valarie Kaur is a remarkable person. She could be easily jaded by what has gone on around her. Instead she chooses to do something about the things she feels she can change, to make a positive difference, again and again.Read More »

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Shared on Oct 9 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: Molly Melching

BLUR continues to feature profiles of business people who could be focused only on making good for themselves, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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Shared on Sep 15 2008 by Anita Mabante Leach

Spiral of Success

Wendi Levy and Kim Etheredge embarked on something many of us would love to do, building a business that responds to their own personal experience and what they are passionate about.Read More »

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Shared on Sep 1 2008 by Kristen Williamson

Visualizing What it Means to be Mixed

As is sometimes the case, a life of self-questioning has helped Kip Fulbeck find creative ways to begin to define himself and to facilitate answers for many others through his work.Read More »

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Shared on Aug 21 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: ReDonna Rodgers

BLUR continues to feature profiles of business people who could be focused only on making good for themselves, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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Shared on Aug 8 2008 by Kristen Williamson

A Mixed Chick and Proud of it!

From her podcast, Mixed Chicks Chat, to the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival which she co-created with fellow Mixed Chick Heidi Durrow, Fanshen Cox's multicultural life has become clearer.Read More »

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Shared on Jul 31 2008 by Sally Clasen

Sustainable Lessons: Madhu Viswanathan

This is the first of a series of profiles of business people who could be focused only on raking in the big bucks, but instead are devoting their lives to giving back. Find out what they are doing, and let BLUR know about others who are doing the same.Read More »

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Shared on Jul 20 2008 by Kristen Williamson

Dedicated Voice for Community

Growing up a mix of Native American, Chinese, French and Scottish, Louie Gong's life has been a rich blend of cultures and experiences, influencing his world view and providing context in his life's work.Read More »

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Shared on Jul 3 2008 by Angela Rabago-Mussi

Drawing From Experience

From the deserts of Australia and the Middle East to the home that they have made together in the desert Southwest, the tug of sun soaked land is evident not only in the personal life of Marwan Al-Sayed and Mies Grybaitis but also in their work.Read More »

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Shared on Jul 2 2008 by montyphan

Sweet Success

Maribel Lieberman's gourmet chocolates are to die for. Blending cultural traditions in her recipes and in life has a lot to do with that.Read More »

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Shared on Jun 16 2008 by Sybril Bennett

Carlos Cortes: Giving a Multicultural Experience to a New Generation

You may not know his name, but if you have kids, you know his work. Meet Dr. Carlos Cortes, the cultural and creative consultant behind “Dora the Explorer” and “Go, Diego, Go!” BLUR caught up with the man to find out how his unique background – being raised Hispanic and Jewish in the post-War Midwest -- helped to shape his distinct cultural outlook, and how that, in turn, is shaping a new generation’s world view.Read More »

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