Archive for the ‘Race’ Category
Last Media Monday I spotlighted Eric Arriola of Hood Ratchedness. Today, he strikes again with Im Not Black Im GOLDEN (Moments of Honesty).
Words of Wisdom from a former student of mine Eric Arriola and his Hoodratchedness TV channel
Who knew that markers could be politically correct?
When children make things up (lie) parents seize these teaching moments as opportunities to explain to children that this isn’t acceptable. First, it’s simply not nice to say something that isn’t true. Second, it can cause problems that are much bigger than the person lying can even realize- getting someone else in trouble, being persecuted […]
A recent episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (6/7/12) struck a cord with me. Stewart’s lengthy tirade on fair game in politics is insightful especially when he points out that some claims of ‘fairness’ have no merit. His tirade reminds me of the role fairness plays in perpetuating discrimination and the absurdity of […]
Listen, my kids and I make funny faces all the time. There are lots of ways to make a funny face. Yahoo images provides lots of fun pictures of funny faces. Manipulating your mouth, eyes, nose, cheeks, tongue, and even ears provides lots of options. But not one of the images on Yahoo! includes a […]
Recently, my blog has been a place for some interesting discussion about Asian identity and how it is viewed in the United states. One recurrent theme in comments is the Asian as foreigner stereotype. To explore Asian identity and this stereotype further, but from a personal first-hand perspective, I’m posting anonymously one person’s reflection about […]
I’m conducting a study of discussion of Jeremy Lin, a New York Knicks basketball player, during Linsanity on RealGM’s NY Knicks Basketball forum and came across this post by Moose on Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:48 am. “Just to be clear…I’m pretty sure Lin has accepted the fact that he is Asian. As long as […]
Funny story. My husband goes to the Police museum with our children where they have a kids entertainment area with pretend cop cars, police station, emergency vehicles, dress up clothes, and gear. This museum is a century old precinct that was converted once it outlived its original purpose. Visiting it is like going back in […]
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