tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post6008939011655943394..comments2019-03-12T23:12:16.353-07:00Comments on Race Happens: Race Consciousness Janghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828332432700844193noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-72818435859934860282012-04-24T13:11:21.327-07:002012-04-24T13:11:21.327-07:00My husband is mostly white, he atleast looks it, a...My husband is mostly white, he atleast looks it, and lived in neigborhoods where he was a minority and frequently was the token white kid at the pow-wow (his grandmother married a Pawnee) so as a result he got plenty of "Yo, honkie/peckerwood/wonderbread/cracker/etc." Sorry for posting so many years after. I just really enjoyed your early theory of race.Skeptigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114437797095740146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-38641891658971294962009-03-23T07:48:00.000-07:002009-03-23T07:48:00.000-07:00Saerom, yeah I think it's a little early to be tea...Saerom, yeah I think it's a little early to be teaching kids Aston's age about race. But I guess it's going to come up sooner or later, whether from teachers or other kids. <BR/><BR/>Jody, I agree that you have to recognize race if you want to eradicate racism. And that's why I mentioned that I sometimes roll my eyes when ppl say "there's only one race-the human race." Because a lot of times the Janghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828332432700844193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-66300870902747606102009-03-20T21:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:38:00.000-07:00There's a book I read about children becoming ...There's a book I read about children becoming aware of their race called, "Growing up Black" by Bill Adler & Jay David 1968, got some good stories. <BR/>On the mixture of the use of race and culture...feels like too many people drown out the power of race discussion with a lecture on culture...the sociologist says race is a social construct it does not exist. I recently talked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-31229033831537697552009-03-20T21:13:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:13:00.000-07:00http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studyci...http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studycircles/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-33326127826338856992009-03-20T21:12:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:12:00.000-07:00http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studyci...http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studycircles/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-29099562009085738472009-03-20T07:43:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:43:00.000-07:00oops! I didn't know Joey was logged on this co...oops! I didn't know Joey was logged on this computer. any way...<BR/>Very interesting. Just a week ago or so, at Aston's school, I was talking to my friend, whose daughter is in the same class as Aston. She said, "they must teach about the race here. Yesterday, 00 told me, 'mommy, && has brown skin. What am I, mommy? Pink?" I was kind of shocked, didn't know how Saeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143458926519705651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-67727926390169639312009-03-19T23:17:00.000-07:002009-03-19T23:17:00.000-07:00Jordan, that youtube link was awesome! "Race is no...Jordan, that youtube link was awesome! "Race is not a cultural determinant!" I love it! Usually, when people say hokey stuff like "there's only one race-the human race!" I usually roll my eyes, but he said it so convincingly that I had to listen up. I will post later on the culture/race distinction. <BR/><BR/>And your story is pretty cool too. You had no idea at that age that you were helping Janghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828332432700844193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-57478335839621937922009-03-19T18:43:00.000-07:002009-03-19T18:43:00.000-07:00Sucks that they called you a chink. Those bullies ...Sucks that they called you a chink. Those bullies should at least get the racial slurs right.<BR/><BR/>I remember my freshman year @ Fordham University was when my own racial identity came into question; when the issue of race became an "issue." As I never ran out of fingers to count the amount of Asians on campus, I felt the urge to join the Asian Cultural Exchange to empower more fellow Asians Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111616658012633810.post-27105389716564852642009-03-19T16:13:00.000-07:002009-03-19T16:13:00.000-07:00Edward James Olmos weighing in on your blog from t...Edward James Olmos weighing in on your blog from the UN:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFDrOxWCXY<BR/><BR/>While his speech could use a little more polish and a little less irony, he refers to a very important distinction between race and culture (I might add class as well). That discussion, however, may be outside the scope of this post. In addition, I am really enjoying the anecdotal toneJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434331276996794500noreply@blogger.com