Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:29:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Andrea Djennas
Subject: Letter to the Editor
There is so much to think about and express when it comes to multi-culturalism and family. I am a euro/and distantly native-american Mom with an Arabic/berber husband from North Africa and an adopted son who is cuban-hispanic and African-American. We are the multi-cultural family in a nutshell. Our lives are full of experiences which range from humorous to downright cruel, but the fact of the matter is, we love one another and that is the essence of our world. There can not be enough said or done to make racist persons a minority in our country unfortunantly, it is something that we will not see in our lifetime. I tremble at the thought of my son ever being treated as “less than” someone else, but know from life that it is inevitable. It hurts so much to know he may not always be seen for the dynamite, compassionate being that he is. I mean, not to brag, but our son is only four and has a sense of humor and charm that is to die for. Plus he is handsome w! hich can’t hurt, huh? I have heard just about every opinion there is on inter-racial adoption and in my opinion there is sufficient evidence that suggests that the opponents do have some very good points. Don’t misunderstand me, I am 100% happy with my child and life, but the fact of the matter is, some families are not prepared for the amount of racism they will incur as a result of adopting or marrying transracially. I do not believe in idntifying one’s race on any form, I believe it is in no way relevant to anything and we should ban it globally. Like, if I apply for a loan….what’s the point. It should be based on credentials solely. I also believe in most cases male/female quetions should be abolished. Genetics should not be the premise for acceptance or denial into any situation and is not THE GOVERNMENTS business. The government needs to stick to fixing the roads, sprucing up the public school system and provide services for the indigent and poor…not break us down ! into classifications which divide us and humiliate some. The U.S. census should be asking, “who” we are not “what” we are…check this box!! For now, adios.