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NYTimes: Who’s White?
From The New York Times: “Who’s White?” Nell Irvin Painter’s accessible study shows that deciding who is white has always been heavily influenced by class and culture. http://s.nyt.com/u/seX Scott (phone)
NYTimes: Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Bring Risks
If you’re in my 269 class reading President Obama’s book, you’ll recognize that the issue of lightening one’s skin still lives with us today. But who knew Sammy Sosa, roid-homer-hitter extraordinaire, would be a victim, too? From The New York … Continue reading
Living as a model minority…
I’ve been asked to speak as an Asian American in an intercultural communications class tonight. I’m reading over the article they read for class, “The Model Minority: Asian American ‘Success’ as a Race Relations Failure,” by Frank Wu, which makes … Continue reading
