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07.21.08, 19:33 PM General Topics
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This is going to sound weird, and probably get me flamed, but does anyone ever have cultural/racial identity issues? I am white, but grew up in a heavily black, inner city neighborhood, and was basically of the same economic class as my peers in my public school. There were perhaps 4-5 white children in the entire school. Thus, most of my close childhood friends are black, and I grew up listening to negro spirituals, without even knowing that this was perhaps different than my cousins who went to private (read: mostly white) schools. Even in my high school, which though also public, was more racially/culturally diverse, I was involved in gospel choir, and had mostly non-white friends. The same thing happened when I went to college and was in the gospel choir. I'm moving to a very wealthy, white town soon, and fear I might not be able to fit in the way I have in all my other urban living environments. As a side note, I am an Ivy League Ph.D., so I think all the moms who believe sending their kids to a "crappy" (read heavily poor/minority) school will ruin their children's future are out of their minds. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.21.08, 07:33 PM Flag
 

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argh, having computer trouble. Anyhow, my point was, I'm moving to a heavily white, rich suburb soon (for work) and am nervous about fitting in. I've never lived outside of a major city before. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 07:35 PM Flag
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Oh, and by the way, I'm an Ivy league educated Ph.D., so all those moms who believe sending their DCs to "crappy" public schools dominated by poor kids, are deluding themselves. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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Well, you might have issues just moving from an urban to suburban environment. I am white but have never lied outside of NYC & get hives just thinking about it. My SIL lived a couple of years in Sugar Bush, Texas (Geore Bush country) and she could not stand it. My brother got posted to Ghana & she was thrilled & loved the shocked/horrified reactions of all her neightbors when she said she would be happier in Africa then there! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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Sorry - having trouble following what your issue is. Are you afraid of how you'll fit in. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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Very lengthy post, so not sure what you are really looking for. I grew up poor and Chinese immigrant in a mostly black/Latino school, and I was the only Chinese girl in my grade. Now married to a Jewish-American dh who grew up in the burbs, and have leap-frogged up to an upper middle-class existence in a gentrified part of Brooklyn. Yes, sometimes I wonder how I got here, and sometimes i have felt culturally out of it. But a sense of humor and open mind will get ou pretty far. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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