Tribe.net. Local Connections http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/eef11fc4-4b68-44d0-afc5-b83c1fed2390 2006-09-14T08:17:16Z 2006-09-14T03:39:57Z

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2006-09-14T03:39:57Z Eden http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/dbddbd82-b135-4d4c-b0d2-ebab1e1ab37d 2006-08-28T19:55:09Z 2006-02-06T20:29:06Z

<div>In the times of slavery and segregation, my mixed ethnicity would have caused me to be classified as an African American. Today, people see my olive skin, freckles and long wavy hair, and African American does not come to mind. The world, at first glance, does not see me as a black woman. I have experienced racism, but not because I am black. Throughout my life, I have never felt accepted by my fellow African Americans as one of their own because I don’t “look black”. Being mixed race has made me very aware of the conflict between different ethnicities and cultures and the needs and struggles of each individual race. <br/> <br/>I’ve heard people say, “Everyone wants to be black because of hip hop, black is cool now.” That was the attitude I received growing up. I was ridiculed when I told people I was part black, and insulted and teased because of the way I spoke, the music and foods that I liked, and the fact that many guys I dated were black. I was accused of being “wannabe black” by my peers, especially African Americans, because I felt connected to black culture. One boy in my 7th grade English class told everyone that I made friends by telling them I was mixed with black. A girl in my 10th grade summer school class said, “If you’re black, why isn’t your hair like theirs?” She, like many of my peers, had suggested that I was trying to be something I wasn’t. <br/> <br/>I responded to these remarks by telling people that I was mixed, and was rejected even further. My appearance suggested that I was Hispanic or White, so I was expected to act as such, and was attacked when I didn’t fit the image that people expected. Many mixed race people like my self experience the same thing. They’re expected to choose a race, and are often accused of being “sellouts” by other members of their ethnicity if they like things that are considered exclusive to other cultures. <br/> <br/>I feel most connected to my black culture because it was what I grew up around the most. However, I received equal difficulty when I tried to connect with my other ethnicities. I didn’t speak Spanish, so I wasn’t accepted by other Hispanics as a Latina. Most white people didn’t share my cultural references and it was obvious that I was mixed race. I had friends of all races and related to all my cultures, but I didn’t know how it felt to be a part of an ethnic group. <br/> <br/>Relating to other members of your race is an integral part of connecting with one’s culture, but when people decide to alienate and exclude members of other ethnicities, it reverses the virtues of cultural acceptance and diversity and turns them into a means of social segregation. I’m passionate about cultural acceptance and diversity because it is an integral part of who I am.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 4 replies </div>

Eden 2006-02-06T20:29:06Z Francesca http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/969ed1ab-d0b2-4df8-95f8-da3bb2d926c9 2006-06-28T14:08:47Z 2004-03-18T21:02:41Z

<div>I have two questions actually. <br/> <br/>The first one is I'm going to write a term paper for my Cross Cultural class. I'm doing "Bi-Racial" children because I felt it was something I could relate to, being pretty mixed myself. I was wondering if anyone could point a non-Web savy person in the right direction for resources. Even non-net stuff would be good, books, organizations, etc. <br/> <br/>My second question was this: Is anyone else a parent here? I have a 4 year old daughter. I'm primarily Hispanic, French, Turkish and Cherokee (plus a dozen or so others--my family gets around:>), but my daughter is Chinese. Since I was raised by my mom, who passes for Anglo, but isn't, culturally I'm Californian or American if you perfer. Which, I was told recently, means I'm white culturally. <br/> <br/>I want to make sure that my daughter has the option to experience both sides of her family, but there's no father, so I need to do it on my own. I really don't know where to start, since I grew up myself basically with out any real ethnic specific cultural identity. <br/> <br/> Ironically, my father remarried a couple of years ago, to a wonderful lady who's Chinese, but since they're in LA and I'm near SF, we're not really close. I'm not even sure how to approach the issue in this day and age of everyone being so PC. (I'm pretty dense to the subtlies, so I worry I'll say or do something offensive and never realize.) Suggestions? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 5 replies </div>

Francesca 2004-03-18T21:02:41Z Francesca http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/841523cb-52a5-4ed5-badf-e10e229b08da 2006-02-16T03:59:57Z 2004-03-17T08:50:59Z

<div>I'm in a cross cultural class and one of the frequent "issues" or hot spots that pops up is what we've been calling the what question--what are you? Not what ethnicity or what race, but what are you. I tend to laugh at it when people ask me this about myself or my daughter, but some of my classmates get pretty hot under the collar. I ususally just answer or if they're being rude I say a person or something equally rude back. Anyone else have a take on this?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 12 replies </div>

Francesca 2004-03-17T08:50:59Z http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/55222c8e-1491-4265-a093-d026ddbaafbd 2006-01-30T00:44:47Z 2006-01-28T20:37:22Z

<div>Glad I joined a group like this ...my past ancestory were of mixed couples ...blessed be all</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 2 replies </div>

2006-01-28T20:37:22Z http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/481ff362-7457-484f-8901-b3dea8647e07 2006-01-30T00:18:30Z 2005-01-27T07:27:59Z

<div>Hey everybody! <br/> <br/>I'm proud to be an interracial female, and glad there is a tribe for folks like me. <br/> <br/>:-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 1 reply </div>

2005-01-27T07:27:59Z cliff http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/446741af-71db-4f1b-9391-93bdf79eb941 2005-12-07T11:27:15Z 2005-08-23T22:32:41Z

<div>Hi! <br/> <br/>Just saying hi to everybody. <br/> <br/>Sincerely, <br/> <br/>Cliff </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 2 replies </div>

cliff 2005-08-23T22:32:41Z chris http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/fa5d2fd1-52e9-4ebb-a980-5b9bb1616abd 2005-01-05T02:37:51Z 2005-01-05T02:37:51Z

<div>I could go for a interracial beauty, if there are any ladies/intrerracial laidis that is here in AZ lets chat</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 0 replies </div>

chris 2005-01-05T02:37:51Z prem http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net/thread/36f0a54b-76aa-4ce9-b63d-34235c79e364 2004-11-27T10:49:12Z 2004-11-27T10:49:12Z

<div>hello friends I am from india.i am Premraj, 34 yrs old single.i love travelling poetry, writing internet, music, movies, charity, and many more... <br/>my snail mail addresss PREMRAJ <br/> CHEMBAZHANTHY <br/> MANATHANA 670677 <br/> KANNUR KERALA <br/> INDIA. <br/>my email id premrajkum@rediffmail.com <br/>my website www.penpal4ever.com <br/>i like to get friends from any where any gender any age...I wish alll people good things in life....welcome to india....cheer up buddy</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://Interracialbeauties.tribe.net">Interracial Beauties</a> - 0 replies </div>

prem 2004-11-27T10:49:12Z