Elevating Equity and Justice is just what the civic-minded activist in you is looking for—an accessible and engaging guide to connect your teaching to the times we live in, providing insight into ten United States Supreme Court cases that impact schools and teaching. Some of the cases will be familiar to you and some will not. Why these cases? They cover the landscape of both civil rights and civil liberties, exploring topics and situations teachers and administrators face every d...

Victory in Shanghai tells the long-hidden story of a family from Korea that struggled for three decades to become Americans and ultimately fought their way to the United States through heroic actions with the U.S. Army during World War II. Among the first families from Korea to migrate to the United States in the early twentieth century, the Kim family was forced into exile in Shanghai in the mid-1920s after a new U.S. immigration law in 1924 excluded Asians. Two decades later, th...

Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the development of the Korean independence movement and the creation of Project Eagle, the forgotten alliance between that movement and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), called Project Eagle.Project Eagle tells the story of American missionaries in Korea from 1884 to 1942. They brought a new religion, modern education, and Ame...

Discover the world of Angels and how you can work with them to transform your life. You will learn who some of the main Angels are, what their roles are and how they can assist you. A step-by-step guide will allow you to meet your personal Guardian Angel and you will discover how to work with this Angel to transform your life. You will also explore how Angels can be used in healing and how you can work with them to heal and transform your life. This will include working with Angels to clea...

Are you facing a big life transition without a clear idea of what comes next?Are you ready to discover deeper meaning in your life through a spiritual quest?Are you tired of living a meaningless existence, knowing there is more to life?Toward a Secret Sky is a guidebook for modern pilgrims who are searching for encouragement in following their commitment to a spiritual path. Kim Roberts acts as a friendly guide, helping people navigate the ex...

It's an essay-style short book, co-authored by Heyyoung Kim, the co-founder of skincare brand, Respekt and a skincare doctor in Korea, Dr. Robert Kim, MD. It tells about the history of how she and the Respekt brand came to bring the WellBeauty vision, Beauty Meditation into today's beauty and skincare industry with her own personal journey of skincare and meditation and also it is filled with practical steps to incorporate...

The definitive guidebook to celebrated and obscure cemeteries in and around the nation’s capitalPerfect for the “tombstone tourist,” this guidebook to eleven cemeteries in and around the District of Columbia offers informative walking tours of these places of repose and reflection, mapping each cemetery’s distinct character derived from the landscape, the local community, and the historical era in which it was established, and showcasing exquisite artistic and arch...

The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation’s most acclaimed writers. From the city’s founding to the beginnings of modernism, literary luminaries including Walt Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Henry Adams, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston have lived and worked at their craft in our nation’s capital.In A Literary Guide to Washington, DC, Kim Roberts offers a guide to the city’s rich literary ...

As part of the global Governing Uranium Project headed by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzed U.S. experiences with the security of its “front-end” uranium industry. This report examines current U.S. regulation and industry practices regarding security measures and controls over natural uranium prior to enrichment. Topics include prudent management practices, export-import controls, transportation, physic...

Following her successful Literary Guide to Washington, DC, which Library Journal called "the perfect accompaniment for a literature-inspired vacation in the US capital," Kim Roberts returns with a comprehensive anthology of poems by both well-known and overlooked poets working and living in the capital from the city’s founding in 1800 to 1930. Roberts expertly presents the work of 132 poets, including poems by celebrated DC writers such as Francis Scott Key, Walt Whitman,...

Based on over six years of research, the Gluten and Wheat Free Toolbox for Local Dining and Global Travel helps you quickly identify and order safe gluten free menu items from seven ethnic restaurant cuisines close to your home or around the world. Discover hundreds of gluten and wheat free menu choices detailing ingredients, gluten free preparation techniques and cross contact considerations at Steak & Seafood, Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, Mexican and Thai restaurants.Learn fr...

Helping readers prepare for the civil and structural PE exam, this book presents numerous design examples that serve as a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to basic bridge design using the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Fifth Edition. It offers a simplified explanation of load resistance factor design (LRFD) method-based bridge design principles and lists the AASHTO reference section numbers alongside formulas and where topics are introduced, to refer the reader to the primary s...