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Monthly Archives: June 2007

Paintings That Speak More Than A Thousand Words

Monday, June 25, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

A friend, Ed Dellacroce, sent me a very interesting video link about an extraordinary American. Her name is Kaziah Hancock, and she is a professional artist from Manti, Utah. Three years ago, she painted a portrait of the first American mortality from the state of Utah to present to his family. She created a visual [...]

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Juneteenth: The Other Independence Day

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

On 19 June 1865, the slaves were freed in Texas. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was declared by President Lincoln two and one-half years before, it was a gradual process. Slaves were “emancipated” as the Union Armies took over Confederate lands. Until the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in December 1865, slavery was [...]

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Modern Day Slavery in China

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

I read a surprising article last week in the BBC Online. Mr. Michael Bristow, their correspondent in Beijing, reported on a story of modern day slavery in a brickwork factory in Shanxi Province. Some of his findings were horrific:
“The labourers had to work unpaid for 20 hours at a time, and were only given bread [...]

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Self-Made Women: The Mayan Weavers of Guatemala

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Posted by Steve Amoia

Recently, I had the pleasure to visit one of the newest historical treasures in Washington: The National Museum of the American Indian. It is a museum that chronicles the significant contributions of Native Americans.
I was fortunate to witness a weaving demonstration by Sheba “Juanita” Velasco. She is a descendant of the indigenous Mayan peoples of [...]

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