by Carmen Van Kerckhove
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As you know, my mission with New Demographic is to take workplaces beyond Diversity 101 and promote relaxed, authentic, and productive conversations about race.
To help me better serve your needs, I would love your feedback!
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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Reader Winston B. sends this pic of his trio: Isaac, Justus and Myka.
Got cute kids? Send a photo to team@loveisntenough.com.

written by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liz Dwyer, crossposted from Los Angelista’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness

You know that Michael Jackson is somewhere feeling really vindicated. He’s shaking his fist and saying, “Now everybody doesn’t think I’m totally nuts for wearing a surgical mask all the time!”
Not that a mask is really going to save [...]

Mother Talkers has great post about transracial adoption, titled: “When the parents are African American and the child is Caucasian,” based on a recent Newsweek article. 
As an adoptive mother of Eastern European Jewish background (i.e. very pale skin) with children who were born in Guatemala, I am familiar with the look full of the question strangers [...]

crossposted from Womanist Musings
[Editor's note: In honor of her blog's first birthday, Renee at Womanist Musings has been sharing favorite posts from the site's history. I thought this one was a gem that illustrates the vigilance needed in anti-racist parenting--a vigilance that extends to watching even educators who should know better. Also note, the label [...]

Crossposted from Angry Asian Man
We’ve been talking about Will Smith’s Karate Kid remake for quite some time. It was rumored for the better part of a year, then finally confirmed last fall that the movie would star Will’s son Jaden Smith, with Jackie Chan as the Miyagi character.
Looks like it’s not quite The Karate Kid [...]

What are you thinking about today?

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another Gratuitous Cute Kid Pic. Reader Yoli C. sends in this shot of her precious little ones, Salome and Cael.
Got cute kids? Send their pics to team@loveisntenough.com to have them featured.

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liz Dwyer; crossposted from Los Angelista’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness
Yesterday afternoon I found myself watching an episode of Oprah called the Secret Lives of Moms, and, honestly, I think I would’ve been better off sitting through an episode on how to avoid serial killers.
You see, I learned from watching [...]

On Reapropriate, a post about the release of Secret Identities, an Asian American Superhero anthology, includes a quote about comics and Asian youth by freelance writer Keith Chow, whose conversation with San Francisco Chronicle writer Jeff Yang inspired the new book:
“Comics have always been a refuge for kids who are shy or socially awkward. And I [...]

Over on my blog and on Racialicious, I recently wrote about the difference in how white women and black women view the MSM’s feminizing of First Lady Michelle Obama (i.e. it’s focus on her clothes, appearance and role as a mother.) 
Most mainstream media are on board the FLOTUS love train. They call the First Lady beautiful. [...]

What’s on your mind?

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Readers Rob and Blanche S. and offer this shot of their children Lucien, Amarinda and Solomon, sitting on a roll of hay in a field overlooking the sea in Wales, UK last summer.
Got cute kids? Send their pics to team@loveisntenough.com.

crossposted from Mixed Race America (written in 2008)
Before I start writing about “Orientalism” and “Orientalizing” it seems like I should give a definition for people who haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about this. Basically, it’s a form of exoticization and objectification of all things Asian (this includes “West Asian” aka: Middle-East).
I could give [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Orders for my new Diversity Career Success training program are flying in, and I’m so excited!
Seems like I’ve really nailed what people have been needing a long time — a simple, step-by-step system designed for diversity professionals who are sick of the same old CYA tactics, and want to create real, lasting [...]

“Adopted,” the film about transracial and international adoption that so intrigued ARP readers, is now available for digital download. For those who found the price of the DVDs prohibitive, here is a way to learn for less. Read more and download it.
NPR follows a Massachusetts electrician, working to keep his Native Nimpuc language alive:
Some scholars [...]

More info on Change the World tees by Peek…Aren’t You Curious at Lilsugar.

Hyphen blog is announcing a blog carnival to commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Joy Luck Club:
Help us honor and argue with The Joy Luck Club on the 20th Anniversary of its publication AND celebrate API Heritage Month in May! Send us your immigrant story in 300 words or less!
This year is the 20th Anniversary [...]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
WOW, Wednesday was spectacular event, as we had over 500 people registered for my free teleseminar, “The 5 Secrets You Must Know to Implement a Successful Diversity Strategy and Win the Respect of Your Organization!”
To be fair, I should let you know about the invitation that I extended on the call.
The home [...]