Several years ago, my friend Rita saw a play written by Asian adoptees raised in America. She told me about one vignette in particular that started out with this statement: “It takes exceptional parents to raise a child of a different race. [beat] My parents were not exceptional.” I keep thinking about that statement asContinue reading “Two White moms and a mixed race baby — one Hapa’s perspective (STOP MAKING IT NOT COMPLEX)”
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Indian Independence, a wandering Aramean and what makes up identity
“Jai Hind!” I greeted my Sikh neighbors in the elevator this morning. “Jai Hind!” the husband laughed in response. “I told my co-workers yesterday that I should get today off because it’s my July 4th!” I didn’t grow up celebrating Indian Independence. I knew when St. Andrew’s Day was when I was in Kindergarten, because myContinue reading “Indian Independence, a wandering Aramean and what makes up identity”
You can’t go with this or that…you can only go with OTHER
I was on a conference call the other night for the committee that evaluates board nominations for all the different arms of our denomination. Someone was giving his report on the makeup of the NAPAD board (North American Pacific and Asian Disciples), of which I’m a member. He said, “Well, their racial-ethnic percentages are great–almostContinue reading “You can’t go with this or that…you can only go with OTHER”
Sandhya Rani Jha 