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Re: sending my "haole" children to Hawaii's schools
Posted by Michelle Correia on 5/12/06

    Being Haole is not entirely about skin color. I am part-hawaiian and very light
    skinned (the other half is a mix of Portuguese and Spanish). I grew up mostly in
    Southern California, where I attended elementry school up to the 6th grade. Being
    a "f*****g Haole" is one who is arogant. At times I might even consider myself
    a "f*****g Hapa Haole". At such times I sit back, take a breather, and relize that
    there is more to being an educated person than a piece of paper. Your daughter is
    in my opinion a very educated person, one who is willing to grab opportunities to
    learn about people and other cultures. Kudos on such a fine young lady.

    Michelle Correia
    On 5/09/06, Char wrote:
    >
    > 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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