Grade Range: K-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 5/14/2009
Acupuncture has gone in and out of fashion over the centuries in both China and the West. Part of a 2,000-year-old system of medicine that originated in China, acupuncture spread across Asia and the world with the migration of Asian peoples. In 2002, there were about 15,000 licensed acupuncturists in the United States.Despite its continuous currency in Asian cultures, acupuncture did not gain a wide audience in the United States until the 1960s and 1970s...
Virginia Lee Mead wore this salmon-pink silk satin dress when she was a young woman living in New...
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Salsa Stories explores Puerto Rican holidays, with rich descriptions of the culture and tradition...
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