Tag: Colorism in America
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“Black Lives Matter” Has South Asians Confronting Colorism
Hello Meltingpot Community, As many of you know, in 2016 my book about colorism, Same Family, Different Colors: Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families was released. In that book, I wrote about how colorism manifests in Asian American, African American, Latino and Mixed Race Families. While I have been tangentially writing and talking about colorism…
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Meltingpot News Round-Up: Colorism, White Fragility & Chinese Food
Hello Meltingpot Readers, This week has been chock full of meltingpot news and stories. It’s hard to keep up. But don’t worry about it, I got you covered. Here’s what you should know for the week that was, April 8, 2019. Colorism in the News Colorism Makes Headlines. This isn’t hyperbole, The Guardian Newspaper’s US…
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Why We Can’t Wait to Talk About Colorism
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Can we talk about colorism? What I mean is, are we allowed to talk freely, out in the open, about colorism? It’s always been deemed a taboo topic, something we don’t speak about in polite company. So, has that changed in the last few years? Has something shifted in the cultural zeitgeist…
