Author Archives: Amber

Miss M goes to China

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Amber Before we traveled to China to adopt our younger daughter, I expected that a white mom carrying an obviously Asian baby would attract a lot of attention from the locals. In the city where we … Continue reading

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Talking to kids about race and physical appearance

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist, Amber, originally published at American Family Ever since the Chinese school incident M has been struggling to wrap her head around the idea of race. While she seemed to have an ok understanding of skin color … Continue reading

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Ouch

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist, Amber, originally published at American Family For the last couple years, we haven’t had to deal with too many comments about M’s biracialness. It is probably because she is out in the world with me more … Continue reading

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The preschool dilemma

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Amber When my daughter turned three, my husband and I began the search for a part-time preschool. In addition to finding a match for our academic and location preferences, we wanted to find a school that … Continue reading

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Columnist intro: Amber

by Anti-Racist Parent columnist, Amber As a white woman, I was not raised to think about my race. I was supposed to be colorblind and not acknowledge that I noticed other people’s race. Growing up, it wasn’t hard to keep … Continue reading

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