Traditional portrayals of females in Hindu India reveal a dual character: they are seen both as weak and dependent, and as powerful and aggressive personalities. Underlying the notion of power is also a deep fear of women. Therefore, the Indian woman . . .

Religious freedom is necessarily a broad concept since it must apply to a wide range of religions. Yet, religious freedom in the United States is rooted in the First Amendment, which was created for a limited set of religions (i.e., Protestant Christi . . .

How the written works of seventeenth century French explorers and clergy justified French presence in North America.

Limited documentation exists about the therapeutic effects of gardening for Native Americans. Native American individuals who utilized services at local Inter-Tribal Health Center participated in a horticulture group which has been in place since Apri . . .

My Master’s Project explores the construction of place/space in Harjo’s poems as a form of ceremony. I argue that Harjo utilizes language as a tool to construct the place/space necessary for her as well as her communities to engage in discourse with e . . .

Objective: To identify common reproductive challenges among Asian Indian (AI) women living in Silicon Valley as perceived by healthcare providers (HCP). Design: A 71-item investigator-developed survey Setting: The survey was available on-line to all H . . .

The purpose of this study was to explore South Asian youth attitudes towards depression, in hopes of addressing stigma that may be associated with mental illness and help-seeking behaviors within the South Asian community. The researchers aimed to exp . . .