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Re: sending my "haole" children to Hawaii's schools
Posted by aaron bowen on 7/20/05

    On 7/16/05, Rachel wrote:
    > I have been reading this thread with interest. The racial thing
    > gets complicated some times. My husband is an Special Ed teacher in
    > NY and we are thinking about relocating to Hawaii. He is also
    > African American. Is that haole too? I am from Spain, and our son
    > is mixed.
    >
    > The comment about traumatized children needing therapy does not
    > make me very happy because I would not want to have my child
    > traumatized that way. Here in New York we have experienced racism
    > and reverse racism, I have had Black bosses who were racist towards
    > me and those who weren't, same as White, so it tends to balance
    > out. We are comfortable with our lives and I don't think my child
    > would be traumatized here.
    >
    > I don't want to discard Hawaii, we first have to visit and feel the
    > Aloa and the ocean breeze and see how we fit in the area.:) Do you
    > have any comment about the African American or non American White
    > experience in Hawaii?
    >
    > Your comments will be greatly apreciated.
    >
    > Rachel

     
     

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