My daughter loves princesses. Specifically, Disney princesses. She spends her free time dressing up in crowns, tutus, and frilly, dresses that she can twirl around in. She reads about princesses, watches movies about princesses, and otherwise loves the princess world. Inherently there isn’t anything wrong with this. Except for the fact that my daughter is biracial. […]
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During the first week of March, together with seven other MKB members, I attended the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) annual conference, this year arranged in The Hague in Netherlands. FIGT is a forum for globally mobile individuals, families, and those who work with them, and the conference, now in its 20th year, is renowned
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On National Women’s History Month, I would like to take honor 3 Latinas who demonstrated persistence to achieve their goals and make a difference in their communities. As the immigrant mother of two Latina girls, these remarkable women have provided me with a source of strength for the days when parenting feels tough, super tough. Raising
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It all began back on August 8, 2017, when Fozia Shah, the owner of Muslim Mummies and founder of the Facebook group Muslimah Bloggers, wrote these simple 10 words in a post: Would any of you be interested in a blogging summit? Right away, our humble group of a little over 700 women replied with
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There’s a movement underway to bring attention to the need for more multicultural children’s books and to bring more of those books into classrooms and libraries. Here are 3 reasons why it’s so important that kids have access to more multicultural books with characters as diverse as our communities. 1. See Yourself in the Pages Through
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