All About Family: Benefits of Diversity - Articles and News
Sociological, biological and health research and findings about race and ethnicity; and personal reflections, anecdotes, and commentary on family values, traditions of different racial and ethnic groups to explore and communicate larger truths about the importance of family, the changing definition of family, across racial and ethnic groups.
February 17th, 2010
Written by Jason B. Johnson in All About Family with 0 Comments
When Blessing Chimwanda used to walk across the campus of St. Johns University, some saw an African-American, others saw an African. He is both.Chimwanda is part of a growing number of African and Afro-Caribbean U.S. immigrants, a group that now stands at more than one million. With different cultural backgrounds, and no ancestral links to America’s slave history, this new group of African-...
January 19th, 2010
Written by Vivian J. Malauulu in All About Family with 0 Comments
“Agua”, the Spanish word for water sounds very much like the Samoan word “aua” which is an order to stop — especially if spoken by a toothless 2-year-old. Imagine my native Spanish-speaking mother’s reaction when our oldest daughter, Chloe, repeatedly said “aua” to her one morning while having her masses of wavy hair combed. My mom offered her water, pointed to the water cooler, and even ran the...
January 11th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in All About Family with 0 Comments
The kitchen table is often the centerpiece of family dining. It often serves as the introductory site to chores for maturing children who reluctantly help set the table for dinner. The kitchen table can transform into a bustling café where half-awaken bodies scramble for the toaster and a strong cup from chirping coffee pots. Or, become a communion of gathered prayer over home cooked meals. But...
December 14th, 2009
Written by Vivian J. Malauulu in All About Family with 0 Comments
Hearing the whispers as you and your partner walk into a room can be deafening if you’re in a multicultural relationship.All my life, I’ve seen the cultural, ethnic, racial, and even religious differences within my own family.Mixed marriages are in my family’s blood. Some of the unique matrimonies within my family include an Arab uncle and his Mexican wife, a Honduran cousin and his Norwegian...
November 13th, 2009
Written by Jennifer K. Mahal in All About Family with 0 Comments
“Would you like a beer?” My father asked my new husband and me on a warm Indian day. “It’s American.”The question took us by surprise. American beer was not something I expected my father to offer us at his farm north of New Delhi.Then again, I hadn’t expected the German chocolate cake with candles that had been waiting for us when we arrived, either—exhausted from the 24 hours it had taken us to...
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