Working with D.C.'s Homeless Hispanic Street Kids

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Helen Hopps ◽  
Sandra Tyler ◽  
Beth Warner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Young People ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
The United States ◽  
Street Youth ◽  
Homeless Families ◽  
Homeless Adults ◽  
Street Kids

It's illegal to be a homeless minor in the United States. And if you happen to be a young Hispanic on your' own, without much English or any papers, you've really got problems. This is the predicament faced by an unknown and largely ignored number of young people in the cities of North America. Working with street youth (designated by the federal government as PINS—Persons in Need of Supervision) is different from working with homeless adults or homeless families.

Federation and the History of the Administration of Indigenous Affairs in Canada, the United States, and Australia: New Insights through a Transnational Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-53
Author(s):  
Ted Binnema
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Previous History ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal States ◽  
British North America ◽  
Exclusive Jurisdiction ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Relations

The importance of decisions regarding the allocation of jurisdiction over Indigenous affairs in federal states can only be understood well when studied transnationally and comparatively. Historians of Canada appear never to have considered the significance of the fact that the British North America Act (1867) gave the Canadian federal government exclusive jurisdiction over Indian affairs, even though that stipulation is unique among the constitutional documents of comparable federal states (the United States and Australia). This article explains that the constitutional provisions in Canada, the United States, and Australia are a product of the previous history of indigenous-state relations in each location, but also profoundly affected subsequent developments in each of those countries. Despite stark differences, the similar and parallel developments also hint at trends that influenced all three countries.

“If It's Yellow, It Must Be Butter”: Margarine Regulation in North America Since 1886

1999 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Dupré
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Group Theory ◽  
North America ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The United States ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Domestic Food

The first domestic food to be regulated by the federal government in the United States, margarine had a unique regulation history. No other food products has been so harshly treated throughtout the world. The American margarine policy up to the 1950s is generally considered remarkably severe. The Canadian policy was even more stringent and more enduring. The province of Quebec, and until very recently of Ontario, still prohibits the yellow coloring of margarine. This article compares the history of margarine regulation in the two countries and uses the interest-group theory of government to investigate why it was so stringent.

Gender and Sexuality in Street Youth Cultures in the United States and Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Stiegler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young People ◽  
The United States ◽  
Street Youth ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Youth Cultures ◽  
Trans Youth

Young people’s experiences with spaces commonly called “the streets” are greatly influenced by gender and sexuality. Because queer and trans youth are policed in specific ways because of their identities and presentations and because queer and trans youth are more likely to experience homelessness than their peers, it is vitally important to understand the ways these young people are making meaning, knowledge, and culture from their experiences on “the streets” within the contexts of the United States and Canada.

scholarly journals Herbert Jasper: an Appreciation and a Tribute on His 90th Birthday

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-308
Author(s):  
Frederick Andermann
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Young People ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
The United States ◽  
90Th Birthday ◽  
The West ◽  
American Academy Of Neurology ◽  
Rare Opportunity

It is particularly fitting that at this reception of members of the Canadian Neurological and Clinical Neurophysiologists Societies at the American Academy of Neurology we should honour Dr. Herbert Jasper. He is, at the age of 90, a living legend in the neurosciences. It is a rare opportunity for the young people who have followed him to meet a pioneer of his generation, let alone somebody who continues to this day to exercise his wise counsel and his extraordinary grasp of the working of the human brain.Herbert Jasper, like Wilder Penfield, was born in the west of the United States, and, like his friend and colleague, became a Canadian and a founder of Canadian Neuroscience.Jasper started his career as a psychologist of physiological persuasion and studied with Lapique who is remembered for his studies on chronaxie, in Paris. He became aware of Berger’s writings on the electroencephalogram and realized early the enormous potential of being able to record the electrical activity generated by the human brain. In the 30s, two schools of epilepsy developed in North America: the medical with William Lennox in Boston, and the surgical with Wilder Penfield in Montreal.

Magic and Politics

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Sabina Magliocco
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
The United States ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
Spirit World

This essay introduces a special issue of Nova Religio on magic and politics in the United States in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. The articles in this issue address a gap in the literature examining intersections of religion, magic, and politics in contemporary North America. They approach political magic as an essentially religious phenomenon, in that it deals with the spirit world and attempts to motivate human behavior through the use of symbols. Covering a range of practices from the far right to the far left, the articles argue against prevailing scholarly treatments of the use of esoteric technologies as a predominantly right-wing phenomenon, showing how they have also been operationalized by the left in recent history. They showcase the creativity of magic as a form of human cultural expression, and demonstrate how magic coexists with rationality in contemporary western settings.

“The Greatest Nation on Earth”

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah K.M. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Manifest Destiny ◽  
The United States ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Texas Revolution

Between 1820 and 1827 approximately 1,800 U.S. citizens immigrated to northern Mexico as part of that country’s empresario program, in which the federal government granted foreigners land if they promised to develop and secure the region. Historians have long argued that these settlers, traditionally seen as the vanguard of Manifest Destiny, were attracted to Mexico for its cheap land and rich natural resources. Such interpretations have lent a tone of inevitability to events like the Texas Revolution. This article argues that the early members of these groups were attracted to Mexico for chiefly political reasons. At a time when the United States appeared to be turning away from its commitment to a weak federal government, Mexico was establishing itself on a constitution that insured local sovereignty and autonomy. Thus, the Texas Revolution was far from the result of two irreconcilable peoples and cultures. Moreover, the role that these settlers played in the United States’ acquisition of not just Texas, but ultimately half of Mexico’s national territory, was more paradoxical than inevitable.

Pentecostalism and African diaspora : a case study of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), in North America

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Rotimi Williams Omotoye
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Church Of God ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Church

Pentecostalism as a new wave of Christianity became more pronounced in 1970's and beyond in Nigeria. Since then scholars of Religion, History, Sociology and Political Science have shown keen interest in the study of the Churches known as Pentecostals because of the impact they have made on the society. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was established by Pastor Josiah Akindayomi in Lagos,Nigeria in 1952. After his demise, he was succeeded by Pastor Adeboye Adejare Enock. The problem of study of this research was an examination of the expansion of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to North America, Caribbean and Canada. The missionary activities of the church could be regarded as a reversed mission in the propagation of Christianity by Africans in the Diaspora. The methodology adopted was historical. The primary and secondary sources of information were also germane in the research. The findings of the research indicated that the Redeemed Christian Church of God was founded in North America by Immigrants from Nigeria. Pastor Adeboye Enock Adejare had much influence on the Church within and outside the country because of his charisma. The Church has become a place of refuge for many immigrants. They are also contributing to the economy of the United States of America. However, the members of the Church were faced with some challenges, such as security scrutiny by the security agencies. In conclusion, the RCCGNA was a denomination that had been accepted and embraced by Nigerians and African immigrants in the United States of America.

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