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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Race, prejudice and a nice chalupa
I’m regularly floored by seemingly innocuous comments that express racism so deep that we’re unaware of it. I’ve been thinking about race lately, especially in terms of my kids, who are both mixed. To be brief: racism. Note the mention … Continue reading
Because I? Am a dedicated VOTER
Inspired by the heroics of Antropologa, I decided to confirm that I was, indeed, registered to vote in my current district, so as to wait in as long of a line as possible on Election Day. Should you, too, want … Continue reading
Posted in family
Tagged elections, electoral process, humor, life, voter registration, voting
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By water and spirit
It was just as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. Though my family behaved admirably (my brother quashing the urge to break out into “A Mighty Fortress” as he entered the sanctuary), the whole baptism of the chitlins experience was … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, children, christianity, ecumenism, faith, family
Tagged babies, baptism, Catholic, Christian, christian mom, cute baby pictures, family, intercultural, kids, life, mixed marriage, photos, priest, religion
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Le mot juste
Teaching the English language requires a certain amount of humility. It also requires extended time to grade and large amounts of wine, but that’s a different post. No, humility (which I can always benefit from in abundance) allows us to view English … Continue reading
Posted in family, language
Tagged Colombia, English, French, intercultural, language, Latin, lexicon, mixed marriage, multiculturalism, South America, Spanish, teaching
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The knee-jerk
One of my interests is multiculturalism (you probably know this if you’ve read me long enough), and thus many of the blogs I read deal with intercultural themes. One of my frequent reads is Colorblind Cupid, whose focus, though slightly … Continue reading
Posted in children, family, language
Tagged children, color, culture, cute baby pictures, hispanic, intercultural, kids, latino, mixed marriage, mixed race, multiculturalism, photos, prejudice, race, racism
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