“From a Kitchen in the World House is packed with great recipes for meals and great reflections on
how we can live together, more sustainably, in a just and equitable democracy.”
—Barbara Lee, Representative for California’s 13th Congressional District
“By understanding various cultures and social groups, our students make positive connections
between their own lives and the lives of their cohorts, constantly stepping outside individual comfort
zones to grow as constructive world citizens. Differences among us are celebrated, we acknowledge
these distinctions as beneficial—and in the case of multicultural foods, find them quite enjoyable.”
—Elihu Harris, former Mayor of Oakland
“These students are organizing in the context of the struggle to win and establish greater
constitutional democratic civil-human rights. Their actions of exchanging
recipes and reflections form the creative conduct necessary to generate
economic and ecological empowerment. On each page of the book,
the reader encounters thoughts and actions displaying the humanism
so necessary for our survival.”
—Bobby Seale, Founding Chairman and National Organizer of the Black Panther Party
“When you think of it, who would want a World House without a kitchen in it? And how can we
create the World House without feeding one another, learning from one another, and sharing our
kitchens? The students featured in this project have made a tremendous contribution to education
for the World House—a paramount duty for a healthy democracy.”
—Dr. Clayborne Carson, Founding Director and Professor Emeritus,
Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University
“The beautiful diversity of our cultures offers so many opportunities for learning and understanding.
Our young people’s contributions and reflections in this cultural recipe exchange are not only the
ingredients for nourishing the body, but the seeds for strengthening our democracy.”
—Rob Bonta, Attorney General of the State of California
“There is so much we can learn from what we all have in common, as well as from what makes
us each unique. The reflections and learning shared by the students featured in this cultural recipe
exchange are a beautiful example of how making time to get to know one another makes our
shared civic society stronger.”
—Laurie Jinkins, Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives