Winter 2017 - Diversity Issue

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Understanding Our Diversity

Photo by David Ricketts|||

Utah Bosniaks open doors and minds

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Chunga’s: a taste of Mexico City on the Wasatch Front

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Micro-aggression and the bigger picture

A group of community members of different ages and backgrounds come together to participate in meaningful conversation about diversity hosted by West View Media, and facilitated by Glendale residents Trinh Mai and Dane Hess in November 2016. Photo by Charlotte Fife-Jepperson|||

From the Editor

WLI: Graduates and instructors from the Fall 2016 Westside Leadership Institute cohort give presentations and pose for photos at the University of Utah at their graduation program. Photos by David Ricketts|||

Emerging leaders work together to improve their communities

Gabriela Serrás prepares a dish of Aztec origin from central Mexico called Romeritos. This traditional Christmas and Easter dish consists of sprigs of romeritos – a wild seepweed plant that grows in marshy areas – potatoes, peanuts, dried shrimp and other spices in a mole sauce. Photo by Charlotte Fife-Jepperson|Gabriela Serrás cocina platos tradicionales navideños y semana de santos de la ciudad de México llamados Romeritos. Hechos de los romeritos – una planta silvestre que crece en las áreas pantanosas – papas, cacahuates, camarones secos y especias en salsa de mole. Foto de Charlotte Fife-Jepperson|||

Maintaining healthy cooking and eating traditions

Jaehee Yi mixes the ingredients for kimchi in her Rose Park kitchen. Photo by Gabriela Cetrola|Jaehee Yi mixes the ingredients for kimchi in her Rose Park kitchen. Photo by Gabriela Cetrola|||

Cooking ancient, traditional food for modern-day health

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Pursuing my ‘American Dream’

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Recognizing our differences can strengthen community

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Growing up immersed in diversity

Elizabeth Gamarra (second from left) presents the idea for the Waves Project with her teammates at the WLI graduation ceremony in December. PHOTO BY: DAVID RICKETTS|||

Group hopes to empower New Americans through storytelling

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Tax season is upon us

Restore photo cap: Jade Sarver, lead organizer of Restore North Temple, speaks with attendees of their first open house held at the Utah State Fairpark last October. Photo Charlotte Fife-Jepperson|||

‘Trickle Up’ politics: change begins in our neighborhood

photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson from Wikipedia|||

Common Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus

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FAREPAY offers reduced public transit fares