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homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home. “I grew frustrated because I couldn’t communicate with people,” Taylor-Mosquera recalled. “There was so much I wanted to ask and learn, but I could barely count to 100 in Spanish.” Taylor-Mosquera was born in Cali, the most populous city in southwest Colombia, but was raised in Gig Harbor, Washington, after being adopted by an American family when he was just a few months old. Now, after several eye-opening trips back — including one

See and Learn More: Moba Tchitcheri Shrine FigureThe Moba who live in northeastern Ghana and northwestern Togo are an African society that lives in patrilineal clans, in which individuals are grouped based on a common ancestor traced through the male line. The Moba have a significant focus on family ancestors, especially their original family ancestor and create figures to become closer with these ancestors. As a result, the Moba wooden figures are a major focus in Moba ritual life. (Kreamer

, stage-by-stage: Survival, Emergent Awareness, Core Issues, Transformations, Integration, and Genesis. If you feel troubled by your past, Recovery will start you on the path of self-awareness, as it explores the searching questions adult children of alcoholics seek to have answered How can I overcome my need for control? Do all ACOAs play the same kind of roles in the family? How do I overcome my fear of intimacy? What is all-or-none functioning? How can ACOAs maintain self-confidence and awareness

/napkins_tableware Partner Profiles: Local, Natural and Organic We are committed to purchasing and operational practices and menu choices that sustain the health and well-being of the environment, communities, and the people producing and eating food. Our sustainability and production managers work closely with vendors to source local, all-natural and organic products. Dillanos Coffee Roasters is a family owned specialty coffee roaster located in Sumner, Washington — they provide campus with Fair Trade Certified

forms the allees along the campus walks are honey locusts (Gleditsia triacanthos). They are members of the pea family. These trees were planted around 1965 to help organize the upper campus landscape. These trees were badly damaged in the 2012 ice storm, some have been removed and a new planting scheme is being developed. Gleditsia triacanthos South: A grove of European Birch (Betula pendula). Several of the trees were replaced with new trees after the ice storm damage. An Estonian family–displaced

are having complicated conversations with family and friends. As part of a university community affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), we recognize ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s recent call for care and personal discernment. We encourage everyone to practice self-care and self-reflection in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Over the summer you are welcome to connect with Pastor Jen Rude to discuss the ruling, your own thoughts, feelings and experiences, and

Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship

Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship

Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship

Holocaust Studies Newsletter - Spring 2014March 12-14 Seventh Annual Powell-Heller Conference: Survivors and RescuersThis year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship