Nice is not Enough
I live in a town that most people would describe as nice. The neighborhoods, schools, houses, and people all give off a purposeful and distinct impression of being nice. It …
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How the Italian Police Instigated an American Mom’s Parenting Struggle
When an Italian policeman starts throwing rocks at a US-American mother’s window, her parenting struggles and vulnerability as an immigrant, become all too real but for…
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On Belonging and Becoming…A Special Essay
When you are the only one or even just part of the minority, you have to develop self-confidence and a strong voice in order to survive and thrive amid the stereotypes and negative connotations with which you are confronted.
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Grandmother’s War Bride Story Inspired My Own Intercultural Marriage
My grandmother left her entire world behind that allowed me the privilege and freedom to not think twice about doing the same thing some 60 years later.
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Schools Vs. Homes – How do Kids Learn about Racism?
At who’s feet do we lay the blame for dragging our most precious beings down into the hole of hate and racism?
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“My sister and I were pulled to the side and my great grandmother was taken by the arm”
Time dragged on as each minute seemed like an hour and every hour an eternity. Five hours had passed and no one offered us food, water, or bathroom access.
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Baby Bellies on Bikes: Giving Birth in the Netherlands
In our first series on Pregnancy and Motherhood, we present Dutch mom, Kari van der Heide, who shares her journey exclusively with the readers of theParentVoice, Magazine.
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My Ethnic Diversity (Re)Defines My Transracial Parenthood
I am a wife, mother, lesbian, and a Person of Color. I have always known that I wanted to find love, and be a mother. I knew I was a lesbian at a young age, and came out at 19. But I did not understand that my Lebanese-Iranian heritage made me a Person of Color (POC) until recent years.
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A Wrinkle in Time – Why this Movie Matters So Much
Frederick Douglass once said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” I have thought about this statement a lot lately as we witness children leading a movement to create a better and safer world for themselves and for all of us. But how do we build strong children?
Read MoreWhen an American Mom Joins an Italian School Lunch Committee
Italian sea bass Extra virgin olive oil Fresh, organic egg Breadcrumbs Parsley Sea salt These are the six ingredients in the fish meatballs served in my daughters’ public school lunch …
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