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== Bonnie Thornton Dill == | == Bonnie Thornton Dill == | ||
I actually really liked this piece because it made lots of different family life experiences in the United States connect. Although, its weird to see the phrase 'women of color' and it mean more than just African American women. I understand it completely... but, and please don't see me as racist for saying this, I've always hated that phrase because I know it means not-white skinned people... but our creamish/peachy color is a color too... I've never really liked the phrase.... however, I really liked the article none-the-less, and how it put into light what family members of each race had to do in order to survive. Although, I'd like to point out that, at least with poor white families, many of them did similar things, but they were not trying to resist culture change and and keep their own traditions like the African-Americans, the Chinese, and Mexicans. Just a little side-note question, was there only Mexicans immigrating to the United States? or were there other Latin Americans immigrating here as well? --Ashley Wilkins | I actually really liked this piece because it made lots of different family life experiences in the United States connect. Although, its weird to see the phrase 'women of color' and it mean more than just African American women. I understand it completely... but, and please don't see me as racist for saying this, I've always hated that phrase because I know it means not-white skinned people... but our creamish/peachy color is a color too... I've never really liked the phrase.... however, I really liked the article none-the-less, and how it put into light what family members of each race had to do in order to survive. Although, I'd like to point out that, at least with poor white families, many of them did similar things, but they were not trying to resist culture change and and keep their own traditions like the African-Americans, the Chinese, and Mexicans. Just a little side-note question, was there only Mexicans immigrating to the United States? or were there other Latin Americans immigrating here as well? --Ashley Wilkins | ||
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| + | I also really enjoyed reading this article. It really put things into perspective. It showed how although these women came from different cultural backgrounds, they were experiencing some of the same things. Each group had their own way of dealing with the discrimination. I particularly found the concept of "compadrazgos" really interesting. The concept of godparents crossed the racial and class lines. It's interesting to see how children bring people together. -- Kari W. | ||
