"After viewing ten new graves in the cemetery, we climbed down steep cement steps into the picturesque Mexican village. Señor Manuel told us, 'I support the tourists.' He said this, not because we bought a few things at his tienda each day, but because many in this cartel town argued that tourists were bringing unwanted attention to their way of life. Just then, a fleet of brand new Dodge Rams arrived, stirring up the dusty streets. Indians gathered around the trucks to get work with the drivers as they prepared to haul the recent harvest out of the remote canyon."

-- Mark Lacy, from Canyon Journal

The State of Cultural Literacy One Year After September 11

Panel members include:
Barry Norwood, architecture professor at Prairie View A&M University, whose classes study ancient Anasazi structures in New Mexico.
Irma Guadarrama, associate professor for the University of Houston College of Education, who established a bilingual language and cultural education program for Mayan people in Yucatan, Mexico.
Ellen Simonson, editorial columnist and recent UH honors graduate, who explores topics of cultural experience.
Alicia Triplett, student director of the Council of Ethnic Organizations, the umbrella organization that advocates for diverse student groups at the University of Houston.
Samira Zaidi, news editor for Agahi, a program that reports news concerning Muslims around the world on KGOL 1180AM.