Hi. I would have loved to have taken your Family History with Imagination course but I missed it. Also U.K. times don’t match. I appreciate part of the course would be discussion and support but wonder if there is enough material to publish a stand-alone course? Or by email? It would be great for international folk and perhaps widen your scope.
That’s going to be an amazing class! I’m happy for everyone who’ll be taking it!
The Guerrero piece spoke to me in so many ways — you could replace the words “Puerto Rico” with “Ecuador” in almost every instance and have my own story. I,too, have a mother who can’t explain to me the mysterious lack of photos of my grandfather and great-aunt. And a mysterious relative who is stubbornly referred to as “the maid,” because she looked Black. And I also grew up exhorted to “improve the race,” a phrase that mystified me for decades of my life, and unaware of my own substantial genetic Black heritage, revealed by a DNA test.
I encourage anyone bewildered by Latin American issues around race to read this article because it really explains the complexity of it with very well deployed historical and personal references. I wish I’d read a piece like this when I was a child.
"If Maud is this busy and accomplishing so many wonderful things, what in the heck are you doing with your days, Kris?" said no one to herself, probably. A great newsletter read that made me excited for you!
Hi. I would have loved to have taken your Family History with Imagination course but I missed it. Also U.K. times don’t match. I appreciate part of the course would be discussion and support but wonder if there is enough material to publish a stand-alone course? Or by email? It would be great for international folk and perhaps widen your scope.
That’s going to be an amazing class! I’m happy for everyone who’ll be taking it!
The Guerrero piece spoke to me in so many ways — you could replace the words “Puerto Rico” with “Ecuador” in almost every instance and have my own story. I,too, have a mother who can’t explain to me the mysterious lack of photos of my grandfather and great-aunt. And a mysterious relative who is stubbornly referred to as “the maid,” because she looked Black. And I also grew up exhorted to “improve the race,” a phrase that mystified me for decades of my life, and unaware of my own substantial genetic Black heritage, revealed by a DNA test.
I encourage anyone bewildered by Latin American issues around race to read this article because it really explains the complexity of it with very well deployed historical and personal references. I wish I’d read a piece like this when I was a child.
"If Maud is this busy and accomplishing so many wonderful things, what in the heck are you doing with your days, Kris?" said no one to herself, probably. A great newsletter read that made me excited for you!