Data Visualization Relevance
Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data points, with the usage charts, graphs, and maps to help viewers understand trends, outliers, and overall patterns. The primary goal of data visualization is to communicate complex data clearly...
Tea Leaf Salad Review
On day three, we ate Tea Leaf Salad. The ingrediants are pickled tea leaves, roasted peanuts and other crunchy beans, toasted sesame seeds, fried garlic, and vegetables like chopped tomato and cabbage. You can also add fried shrimp, but we chose not to. The vibrant...
Russian Cuisine Review
In Russia during Soviet rule, it was considered impolite to accept the offer of food as a guest because eating was a luxury due to the lack of resources after and during WWII, however the host would give food regardless of the guest’s answer to their offer Olivier:...
Refugees from Myanmar Living in Other Countries
Not all of the countries that Myanmar refugees are living in are included in this data visualization because their numbers are very small. Just to note, there are Burmese refugees in Australia, Germany, and Indonesia; the number of refugees from Myanmar in these three...
Plombir
On day one of our Spring Intensive, the culmination of our day included Plombir. Plombir is essentially Russian ice cream. Recipes vary, but it can be made with vanilla, cream, eggs, and sugar. It came in multiple flavors, including vanilla and chocolate. Plombir had...
“The Swimmers” Movie Review
The 2022 film, "The Swimmers", depicts two Syrian sisters, and their journey as they flee their war-torn home in Damascus, in hopes of seeking asylum in Europe. All while enduring this journey, youngest sister, Yusra Mardini, remains dedicated to her longtime goal:...
Dim Sum
When we went to Chinatown we ate lunch at a Dim Sum restaurant. For some reason, both Sophie and I came to the restaurant starving so we were very happy when the food came super quickly and was amazingly fast-paced in replenishing our dishes. My favorite ones were the...
Mediterranean Blue (Naomi Shihab Nye)
In my group, we analyzed the poem "Mediterranean Blue" by Naomi Shihab Nye (2019). The author is an Arab-American, and the poem responds to the refugee migrant crisis (of people from the Middle East to Europe). The poem addresses the reader as "you" and starts by...
A Review of Spicy Nan Gyi Thoke
A combination of spicy and savory, nan gyi thoke is a burst of flavors and deliciousness. Nan gyi thoke, which roughly translates to rice noodle salad, is a traditional Burmese dish composed of cilantro, lime juice, thick noodles, chickpea flour, spicy chicken, dried...