Robin Williams Makes Fun of Everyone
People Robin Williams makes fun of: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicolson, Latinos, Jews, Spice Girls, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama, George Bush, Keith Richards and many more!
Category: culture/multiculturalism
A Very Rough Draft of an Interview with Ari Hart of Uri L’Tzedek
Teens with a group of professors and students from Yeshiva University and students from Alianza Dominicana to the “Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic” exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC’s Battery Park City. They boarded a bus from Washington Heights for the field trip. Redefining Community:Ari Hart Builds a… Continue reading A Very Rough Draft of an Interview with Ari Hart of Uri L’Tzedek
Identity Crisis: Sadia Shepard & Weighing in on Hyphenated Realities
The war against singular identities is still being waged over at the Forward where Sadia Shepard’s op-ed, “Targeting Tolerance in Mumbai” has sparked heated debate about whether or not there’s such a thing as a hyphenated identity. Take the time to weigh in with your two cents. Here are some of my arguments for hyphenated… Continue reading Identity Crisis: Sadia Shepard & Weighing in on Hyphenated Realities
"West Side Story" Shows America How Far It’s Come
In “‘West Side Story’–Then and Now”, NY Daily News writer Dolores Prida looks at how times have changed for Latinos and how the musical ‘West Side Story,’ coming to Broadway in February, reflects those changes. I’ve made it a point to see plenty of the Broadway shows that feature Latino storylines on Broadway so you… Continue reading "West Side Story" Shows America How Far It’s Come
Scheduling Myself Happy
I had been kicking myself about the fact I have no schedule when I finally realized, I do have one, it’s just that I don’t like it. I can’t seem to tear myself away from the computer and work and intermittent instant messaging, emailing and Twittering when I need to be at the gym or… Continue reading Scheduling Myself Happy
The Oscar Wao Vocabulary Dictionary Glossary, You’re Welcome, Junot Diaz
I am sick of hearing people say they feel like they can’t understand “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” because of all those Spanish terms. Why didn’t Junot Diaz and his lovely publishers throw in some sort of glossary in the back? Just what were they thinking? We’ll never know. Luckily for all of… Continue reading The Oscar Wao Vocabulary Dictionary Glossary, You’re Welcome, Junot Diaz
Can breasts be Jewish?
According to “Breast Cancer Study: Many Hispanic Women Have Jewish Ancestry”, a JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) study last year revealed a high incidence of a genetic mutation–the breast cancer gene, BRCA1–in Hispanic-American women, similar to the high incidence of that gene in Ashkenazic* Jewish American women. The study concluded that this was probably… Continue reading Can breasts be Jewish?
I don’t exist?
Sadia Shepard’s op-ed piece in the Forward, “Targeting Tolerance in Mumbai”, has led to a debate about hyphenated identities. One reader, Yehuda, swears they don’t exist. (Are we a myth? I just pinched myself and I seem to be very real.) The other reader, Pamela, an African American/Carribean American (represent!) woman, says we do. Here… Continue reading I don’t exist?
Over-representation under Obama for Jewish Latino Writers
When a Jewish friend railed against Barack Obama’s Jewish pick for Chief of Staff, calling it “pandering to the Jews,” I told him to suck it up. After all, it didn’t look like Obama was going to be pandering to Hispanic voters any time soon. “Consider yourself lucky,” I said in so many words. But… Continue reading Over-representation under Obama for Jewish Latino Writers
Is Latino culture putting a low emphasis on education?
In his new book, Ernesto Caravantes, author of the controversial book “Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility Between Latino Culture and American Education,” insists that Hispanics need to start putting education first. But is it really a part of Hispanic culture not to value education or is it a Hispanic American cultural problem? My family… Continue reading Is Latino culture putting a low emphasis on education?
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 