South Korea was, and still is, a means of escape for me. On a practical level, it offered me a ticket out of my depressing neighborhood in Nevada (U.S.) with the meth lab across the street. On a slightly higher level, it released the contradictory pressures I felt as a refugee between two “racial” categories… Read More The Race: White in South Korea, Part 6
1) How do you define yourself racially or ethnically and why is it important to you? Please tell us about the racial makeup of your family if you were adopted or come from a colorful family. I am white and so is my family. My husband is 100% Italian, first generation (his parents were both… Read More The Race: American Cities, Part 4
I am launching an interactive series on race and identity, a mosaic of cultural autobiographies inspired by the exchange over my posts on slavery and on black Santa, as enslavement lingers in the human heart in the form of racism, bigotry, and human trafficking. This Race Around The World will offer a glimpse of our… Read More The Race Around The World
A Holistic Journey 