The Amazing Spider-Man – Are you going?

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The Amazing Spider-Man – Are you going? There is a new Spider-Man coming out in theaters July 3 and I’m interested to see how this one plays out.  From the trailers available on YouTube, it seems to me that they’ve included more of Spider-Man’s humanity and cockiness in this film…something I’m looking forward to. I [...]

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Un-Fair Campaign: A useful (and accurate) definition of RACISM

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As many of you may know, I blog often about racism, prejudice and white privilege.  Recently, there was some debate from the blogging community about what RACISM really is, so I wanted to clarify the definition just a little bit…or at least start to. Is it as simple as one person not liking another person [...]

On Being White & Privileged {Spillerena}

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A friend and fellow blogger sent me the link to this article (thank you for sharing this!) and I would love for you all to please stop by and read it.  It’s an excellent introduction to the White Privilege topic and also, written by a white woman.  Here is the beginning of the article, and [...]

Family Relocation: What do you miss most? {Multicultural Monday}

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Family Relocation: What do you miss most? It’s been a while since I’ve done a Multicultural Monday post, but I’m back and I want to invite you all to join me every Monday to share your thoughts on multicultural life and what you’ve been up to! Learn how you can participate in Multicultural Mondays. Today [...]

Relaxing in the Big City {Flavor of Sioux Falls}

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It’s been a while… Since my last few posts here on Bicultural Mom, I’ve been working on lots of special projects and taking some much needed quality time with my family. Not long ago, we celebrated Father’s Day with a grilling fest, during which my hubby actually grilled steaks three days in a row.  That [...]

Product Updates from Britax Child Safety!

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  Britax lovers, you’ll be excited to hear the news!  Here is a rundown of all the latest offerings available from Britax.  Their new line of super safe seats are coming out in July with all new safety features that help to keep your little kiddos safe.  ;) As a Britax Latina Advisory Board Member, [...]

Education vs Incarceration {Infographic}

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Education vs Incarceration {Infographic} One of the biggest problems facing society today. We value punishment more than education and fail to see the importance of education as a major influence in an individual’s lifetime contribution to this nation.  We are driving our economy right into the ground and refusing to acknowledge that basic human rights are being withheld. THIS [...]

How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Discussing Race {Jay Smooth}

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Why Discussing Race is a Good Thing Jay Smooth is a master of race talks.  He has a unique opportunity of understanding both sides of the story and being compassionate to points on either side of the debate, and yet, he has a way of keeping it real and telling it like it is…in the [...]

Should White Women Attend Blogging Conferences for Women of Color?

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White Women at Blogging Conferences for Women of Color? Wow…if you haven’t heard the latest, there was a disagreement between a few bloggers about who should be able to attend blogging conferences, specifically, the question was posed about whether white bloggers should attend conferences created for bloggers of color. In a letter to Niche Mommy [...]

Britax Latina Bloggers Advisory Board {Launch Event Recap}

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Latina Bloggers at Britax HQ You may have noticed that I haven’t been around as much lately.  I’ve been super busy the past couple of weeks with special projects for NEW LATINA and Multicultural Familia, as well as traveling to some amazing events for Latina bloggers.  But as you can see from my recent (lol) Hispanicize event recap, I [...]

NEW Inspiring Twitter Party about Latina Leadership!

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A Twitter Party for Latinas in Leadership I’m so excited to share with you that I am co-hosting (via my @MFamMag account) a very special Twitter Party with NEW LATINA and NHLI (National Hispana Leadership Institute)! The conversation is going to be unique and vibrant…definitely one that you won’t want to miss, so I hope you’ll stop [...]