Racist Barbie?

April 13, 2013 | 5 Comments
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 The Dolls of the World Collection has been around since 1980.  However, this week it has been receiving a lot of attention for playing up cultural stereotypes. They must have missed Amazonia Barbie in 2009: It seems Mattel's 2012 "Mexico Barbie Doll"  has been criticized for being offensive because the doll comes with a pink passport and Chihuahua: Critics are claiming that the passport is touching on immigration issues. However, every doll from their new design concept comes with a … [Read more...]

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Kid World Citizen- Helping Young Minds Go Global

June 8, 2012 | 5 Comments
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My husband and I always knew we wanted to raise our children with a global perspective. We knew we could do this by traveling with our children. However, the education doesn’t need to stop when we are home in the US. One of the best resources that I’ve discovered which teaches children about other cultures is Kid World Citizen. They have in-depth country information (organized by continent). Get snack ideas and recipes from other cultures, learn how Christmas is celebrated all over the … [Read more...]

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Examples of Societies Where Children Nurse For Many Years

June 6, 2012 | 6 Comments

Dr. Katherine Dettywyler sent me this information about societies where children breastfeed for many years. (shared with permission): NOTE: Anthropologists no longer refer to any society or group of people as being “primitive” or “savage” or “barbaric” – people who have very simple technological resources may nonetheless be quite sophisticated in terms of religion, philosophy, kinship systems, art, music, etc. Therefore, please excuse the following authors for using the … [Read more...]

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Armenian Luleh Kebabs

January 19, 2012 | 9 Comments
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One of my favorite dishes!   Ingredients: 3lbs ground lamb 1/4 cup parsley, chopped fine 1/4 cup onion, chopped 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1/4 can evaporated milk 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons coriander 1/2 teaspoon all spice Dash cayenne pepper   Preheat Oven to 375 degrees Mix all ingredients together well but DO NOT OVER MIX (this is important) Form into about 2 inch ovals: If you wish, the luleh … [Read more...]

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Trip To Little Ethiopia

June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I took the boys shopping for some new t-shirts in Little Ethiopia. After that we stopped at Messob to grab a bite to eat. As you can see, they wasted no time getting into those shirts. … [Read more...]

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What You Should Avoid Wearing at Ethiopian Church

February 10, 2011 | 5 Comments

THIS MUCH CLEAVAGE- I don't know what I was thinking: … [Read more...]

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church

January 17, 2011 | 2 Comments

My friend, Ti Ti, invited our family to an Ethiopian church last Sunday. Here is a picture of us before we went (clearly we had no idea what to wear so we wore a little of everything): The church was everything I wished more non-denominational "white" churches would be like. Instead of emphasizing the individual's need to hear the message ("I must put my child into the free childcare so I can hear this message") it is more about the community of the church. Children are allowed in … [Read more...]

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