Posts Tagged ‘family’
College Community
Graduated from high school and confuse which one to choose, is it community college or university? Its all depends on your purpose. If you don’t have any idea on which area of subject you want to explore yet, then community college are more suitable for you. Spend 2 years learning on various subject, then decide which one suit you the most. One of benefit community college is students not only learn the required academic and work skill material but have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in class by then working in the community after graduation.
Talking about college, there is one college in Miami, which are offering many kind of degree.
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War Orphan
Following the defeat of WWII, while many Japanese racially mixed babies were abondoned by their parents, Miki Sawada dedicated her life to take care of the orphans.
With many American military servicemen residing in Japan to help rebuild the country, unwanted pregnancies between American men and Japanese women were not unusual. However, racially mixed children, particularly of American decent, were viewed as shameful. A culture of shame created an extraordinary influence on Japanese society to marginalize these orphans. Read the rest of this entry »
Child Abuse
Is a child you know being abused? Know the indicators of physical and sexual abuse.
The statistics of child abuse are startling and saddening. Sometimes a child’s only defenses are the friends, family and members of his or her community. Awareness of signs of abuse is crucial to save victimized children from a life of trauma, or even death.
The CAPTA definition reads: “at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
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