>2. There's a lot of value in NOT being brought up with >American conditioning on race. Africans are well aware of >racism but I think they generally approach the American form >of it differently than ADOS. I think that's largely from >growing up with a plethora of black role models in business, >educations, etc and not experiencing race as a limiting factor >(tribe, religion, class, and gender are way more important). > >
for the record this affects children of immigrants to a lesser degree. one of the main reasons i'm adamant my kids grow up here.they have no idea what being held in contempt by an authority figure feels like.i want to protect that innocence and let them dream for a little longer. we talk about race and racism but they haven't felt that sting and i'm trying to build up their confidence and pride so they can face that reckoning and withstand it when it happens.