Author: United States. Department of JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Stewards of the American Dream
Author: United States. Department of JusticePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Lured by the American Dream
Author: P. James PaligutanPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252053605
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Starting in 1952, the United States Navy and Coast Guard actively recruited Filipino men to serve as stewards--domestic servants for officers. Oral histories and detailed archival research inform P. James Paligutan's story of the critical role played by Filipino sailors in putting an end to race-based military policies. Constrained by systemic exploitation, Filipino stewards responded with direct complaints to flag officers and chaplains, rating transfer requests that flooded the bureaucracy, and refusals to work. Their actions had a decisive impact on seagoing military’s elimination of the antiquated steward position. Paligutan looks at these Filipino sailors as agents of change while examining the military system through the lens of white supremacy, racist perceptions of Asian males, and the motives of Filipinos who joined the armed forces of the power that had colonized their nation. Insightful and dramatic, Lured by the American Dream is the untold story of how Filipino servicepersons overcame tradition and hierarchy in their quest for dignity.
The Myth of the American Dream
Author: D. L. MayfieldPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 083084824X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power—the central values of the American dream. But are they compatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves? In essays grouped around these four values, D. L. Mayfield asks us to pay attention to the ways they shape our own choices, and the ways those choices affect our neighbors.
Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2007-2012
Author: Called to be Stewards
Author: Patrick H. McNamaraPublisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814628898
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Stewardship is an increasingly widespread program for enhancing both finances and ministry involvement in Catholic parishes. Called to Be Stewards contains eight case studies of Catholic parishes that have implemented a stewardship program. Each chapter offers accounts of stewardship implementation and growth.
Community Investment Practices of Credit Unions
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and InsurancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Stewards in the Kingdom
Author: R. Scott RodinPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830815760
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
R. Scott Rodin unpacks a theology of the abundant life, which encompasses our world, life and possessions, and appropriately begins with the very being of the Creator.
The River Stops Here
Author: Ted SimonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520927650
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
A vivid chapter in the saga of the California water wars, The River Stops Here documents state and federal plans to flood the largest, most fertile valley in Mendocino County to send water south to Los Angeles. The eventual success of Richard Wilson, a rancher in Round Valley, to stop the project is the heart of this compelling story.
The Chief Steward
Author: Richard A. BorgPublisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1604775076
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"The Chief Steward" is a guide to developing the leadership skills needed to create a financial stewardship culture that transforms people into devoted followers of Christ.
American Dreams
Author: Ian BrownPublisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1984858297
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A powerful, moving collection of 170 portraits of Americans and their handwritten statements about what the American dream means to them. Shot by one photographer over twelve years, fifty states, and eighty thousand miles, American Dreams is a poignant, defining look at people from every walk of life and a remarkable exploration of what it means to be an American. Long fascinated by the idea of the “American Dream,” Canadian photographer Ian Brown set out to document, in photographs and words, what that dream means to Americans of all ages, races, identities, classes, religions, and ideologies. Over the course of twelve years, Brown traveled more than eighty thousand miles in an old truck, visiting all fifty states and connecting with hundreds of Americans. He knocked on people's doors; met them at town halls, diners, and factories; and approached them on main streets in small towns. He shot their portraits and asked them to write down their own American dreams. Their dreams and stories—which range from hopeful, moving, and optimistic to defiant, bitter, and heartbreaking—offer a fascinating, unparalleled perspective of the striking diversity and deep nuance of the American experience.