MARGINALIZED MELISSA NANCY

What are you?

Melissa Does the society I am in expect me to fit into “their mold"? (Bento Box)

Environment: opposing worlds The way society views race or difference Family My journey to accept both worlds Hapa/Hafu/double/third culture

Environment

Schools

Family

Testimonials Third Culture :Hapas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_LI1GutNvE

Poop a Lic Bull in Da Pen

The Other Others

NEW ENGLAND

How will they identify themselves?

Discussion Compare and contrast Pair/Share

I Walk in Two Worlds http://www.indigenousinmusic.com/pop_folkbands_shellymorningsong

Writing activity Where are you from? http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm

Teaching Tools A+ASK FRAMEWORK Awareness Attitude Skill Knowledge

Suggestions Look at the society you are teaching in and how that society views people who are different from the mainstream culture

Different ways to enter and adapt to a culture Assimilation Rejection-stay in native language/community Multiculturalism/Bilingualism

Deal with your own assumptions Challenges Teachers May Face when teaching identity in different environments Deal with your own assumptions Allow students to bring into the classroom who they really are Are your students ready to come to terms with who they are?

Skills/Activities Open discussion-explore Cultural Autobiography

Skills/Activities Show and tell identity show and tell box Way of Council

What do you do with ones who are hesitant to share?

Hesitant to Share Meaningful Deeply personal to daily life Take lower risks Indirect manner

Activities/Knowledge Cultural project: 1) making posters of favorite food from their culture 2) Ask questions/ students share with classmates How is this food made? Is it for special occasions? What does it tastes like?

More Activities . Take pictures of homes and houses Students explain these pictures the culture u are teaching in) Share them with the class and interview each other

Skills/Activities Tourist postcards—daily life scenes of the country you are teaching Students can explain pair/share

Use Pat Moran's “Faces” book – Create Another Persona use their imaginations—create meaningful---character they create a personal answer

What are you? Now let’s try it see what persona you are? http://www.slide.com/r/nNz8UJI17z9Lr5zTRykdkY-L-V2bxR1Q?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original

BILL OF RIGHTS Maria P. P. Root, PhD, is author of "The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders as the New Frontier" http://www.mixedfolks.com/rights.htm READ TAKE TURNS

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