Category: Books in Color
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Join the My American Meltingpot Book Club!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It’s not too late to join the My American Meltingpot book club. We’re reading the delicious new memoir by Tembi Locke called From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. Not only is the book beautifully written, but it has a true meltingpot theme as well. We’ll be having our…
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“From Scratch” by Tembi Locke is the Inaugural MAMP Book Club Pick!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, The moment you’ve all been waiting for is finally here. I am so pleased to announce that the inaugural selection for the My American Meltingpot book club is the just released, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home by Tembi Locke. When I decided to launch a book club,…
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Get Your Read On with these Books by Indigenous Authors
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I admit, after recording my first podcast episode where we considered Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective, I realized how little I actually know about Native Americans. It’s rather embarrassing for someone who considers herself a “diversity diva” to know so little about the people who have legitimate claim on this land…
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A Meltingpot Veteran Story On Veteran’s Day
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Happy Veteran’s Day! Today is the day we’ve designated to honor the men and women who have served in the armed forces to protect this country. As is often the case, the face of the “American veteran” is depicted as a white man (but hats off to Google for the diverse veteran…
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Meet Afong Moy: The First Chinese Woman in America
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Does the name Afong Moy mean anything to you? Ring any bells? I won’t blame you if you’re scratching your head. Until yesterday, when I heard about Afong Moy on NPR, I’d never heard of her either. But Afong Moy is believed to be the first Chinese woman to ever set foot…
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Love Not Hate: Proud by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Yesterday, April 3, Muslim communities across the UK had to deal with a disturbing and frightening threat, a threat that also made its way to the United States’ Muslim community. I refuse to use my blog to write specifically about the event, because I feel it simply adds credibility to a hate-filled…
