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Tag Archives: interracial-relationships
Ebony and Ivory = Perfect Harmony in the Dorm Room?
[Editor's note: When I read the recent NYT article on interracial college roomates, I knew it was an issue that Anti-Racist Parent should tackle. Like many who have commented on the piece, I found it facile, simplistic. As someone who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged college, interracial relations, interracial-relationships, jennifer, margie perscheid, race, race-relations
14 Comments
Dating: The Next Generation
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim A few months ago my family reached a new milestone in our lives as a multi-racial family. My 14 year-old daughter has her first “boyfriend.” I have to admit that I have long … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged interracial-relationships, parenting, race, race-relations, racism
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Columnist Intro: Liza
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Liza Talusan I guess I never really thought of myself as an anti-racist parent, but rather an educator about race and culture. As the Director of Intercultural Affairs at a small Catholic college in Massachusetts, much … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Asian, Hispanic, Latino, asian american, biracial, disability, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, multiracial, parenting, phenotype, race, racism, skintone
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Review of Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Cloudscome Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption by Barbara Katz Rothman. Beacon Press, 2005. Rothman is a professor of sociology at Baruch College, CUNY. She’s written several other books on motherhood, giving birth, race, and … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, african american, african-american-or-black, caucasian, culture, identity, interracial-relationships, jewish, multiracial
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Columnist intro: Brian
Let me live in my house by the side of the road Where the race of men go by- They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish- so am I. Then why should I … Continue reading
Who Belongs?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Natasha Sky My son was writing in his workbook the other day. We’re homeschooling in the eclectic-semi-unschooling-style; the workbooks have been around for over a year–my kids think they’re fun. The books are actually a great … Continue reading
Some of My Best Friends (and Family) Are Racists
by guest contributor Rachel Sullivan, originally published at Rachel’s Tavern I remember an argument I had with my mother a few years back. I had brought my boyfriend, a black man, who I had been dating for 4 years, to … Continue reading
Making me a liar: responding to intrusive questions about my children
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Natasha Sky I hear one question from strangers more often than any other: “Are they all yours?” The second most common question goes something like this, “Are some of your children adopted?” Long ago I stopped … Continue reading
What do you get if you google the word interracial?
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Well, the #1 search result is not safe for work, that’s for sure. So the question is: why are people so fascinated by interracial sex? Let me tell you a quick story. I was at a … Continue reading
Deciding to talk about it
by guest contributor Tiffany Pridgen As a child I was never specifically instructed on race or culture by anyone in my family, and I’m certain that is fairly unusual for someone from a family of color. The truth is, we … Continue reading
When hospitals host family reunions: More about how racism destroys families
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Michelle Myers A month ago, my uncle tried to kill my aunt by shooting her in the head with a shotgun, and then he killed himself with it. It happened the day after I had emailed … Continue reading
Recommended Reading
by Anti-Racist Parent special correspondent Colin Bowden 4.17.2007: the shooter was korean american – Angry Asian Man The Angry Asian Man like many, can see the writing on the wall: there is a building anti-immigrant, anti-Asian prejudice after the shooting … Continue reading
Columnist Intro: Vera
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Vera L I’m pleased to become a regular contributor to Anti-Racist parent. It’s exciting to join respectful, serious, searching conversations about race in a forum that includes people of varied races, backgrounds, and walks of life. … Continue reading
Columnist intro: Sue
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Sue Lyons-Joell When I was asked to join Anti-Racist Parent as a guest writer, my first thought was, “Wait, I’m not a parent yet – what could I possibly say?” Then I started thinking about parenthood … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Hispanic, Latino, black, caucasian, columnist intro, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, parenting, pregnancy, white
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James Kim: a real hero and a real man
by Carmen Van Kerckhove This is the transcript of a commentary I did last week for the radio show Pacific Time on KQED in the Bay Area. I didn’t know him, but it seemed like we could easily have run … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, biracial, caucasian, fatherhood, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, mixed-race-identity, multiracial, parenting, racism, stereotypes, white
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Columnist Intro: Michelle
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Michelle Myers I guess at first glance, I would appear to be a good candidate as a contributor for the Anti-Racist Parent: I’m a biracial woman (mother is Korean, father is white) who is married to … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, african american, asian american, biracial, black, columnist intro, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, multiracial, parenting, white
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Ask ARP: How to handle racist family members?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
My fiance and I are expecting a child soon. My family background is Cuban and his is Jamaican. To make a long story short, my family does not accept our relationship simply because he is black. I have since really not had a relationship with my family but now that a child is coming, I have been thinking about this issue more and more.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Caribbean, Hispanic, Latino, ask-anti-racist-parent, black, family, interracial-relationships, racism
19 Comments
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
Columnist Intro: Karen
by ARP Columnist, Karen Walrond My name is Karen, and I’m from The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. You may think the fact that I’m from a small, two-island country at the southernmost part of the Caribbean Sea may seem … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Hispanic, Latino, black, caucasian, columnist intro, international adoption, interracial-relationships, transracial adoption, white
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Mom of mixed family shares humbling anecdote
This post was originally published at Racialicious on June 15, 2006. by Jen Chau Nice story in the Christian Science Monitor — a mom of mixed and transracially adopted kids reflects on a time when she took a stranger’s solemn … Continue reading