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Re: sending my "haole" children to Hawaii's schools
Posted by Char on 5/09/06


    I agree with this post;

    Cheers,

    Char
    On 2/13/06, Kirt Nieft wrote:
    > All the negative stories in this thread?!?
    >
    > I have taught in Milwaukee, Peru, Thailand, New Zealand, California, and in
    Hawaii (Big Island) for the last
    > several years, mostly in elementary schools. Our 8 year old daughter went to the
    wonderful local
    > Montessori school (very mixed) through kinder and the local elementary school
    since 1st grade. We are
    > haole and there has never been a story to tell about racism with our daughter.
    She doesn't even know
    > what haole means when I mention it. When I explain, she remembers it.
    >
    > I have been called a f-ing haole one time, on my first day here teaching
    highschool SPED. I have been
    > called VERY much worse in Milwaukee SPED classes.
    >
    > Much depends on the kids I guess, and how they handle it. Our duaghter has been
    hanging out with all
    > the nationalities of the Big Island melting pot since birth and isn't intimidated
    much by cultural
    > differences. There have been occasions where she has been thrown into a rough and
    tumble situation of
    > local kids she has never met before at various celebrations. She always finds
    someone to play with.
    >
    > Some of our haole friends have sent their kids to private schools (tending to be
    more haole) and these
    > kids often have a harder time in mixed sitiuations. If a kids sits on the side
    and expects the other kids to
    > invite them in, it may not happen. If they are outgoing and/or confident enough,
    it won't likely be a big
    > problem.
    >
    > Also the term "haole" isn't really degrading or anything. "F-ing haole" is, of
    course. But I use "haole" daily
    > to reference whites usually. So does everyone I know.
    >
    > My take on the underlying racism here is that it is less of a problem than in any
    metropolitan area on the
    > mainland. The resentment of locals about haoles moving in does very much vary
    depending on the
    > attitude of the haole. It appears similar to to how Northern Wisconsin "locals"
    feel about arogant Chicago
    > yuppies who buy lake property and then complain that it isn't like the suburbs of
    Chicago, or Oregon
    > locals resenting Californians moving in.
    >
    > So in response to the orginal querie, it probably has less to do with how light
    your kids skin is as with
    > your own attitudes, and your kids' "flexibility" and general sociality.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Kirt

     
     

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