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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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