Aliza is a 1st-generation Dominican-American Latina Orthodox Jewish convert (“Jewminicana") who later discovered she had maternal Sephardic Jewish Turkish ancestry. She is also a writer, blogger, educator & speaker. This blog chronicles her thoughts on being Hispanic & Jewish, focusing on identity, Judaism, Jews of colors, Latinos, diversity, race, ethnicity, conversion to Judaism, culture, multiculturalism, illness, disability, books, films, news & more….
Monday, July 27, 2009
Schooling the Uneducated Masses
MixedJewGirl is making a career out of schooling the uneducated masses, especially when it comes to race relations.
In "Cultural Etiquette: Don't Ask 'What are you?'", she's tackling how to deal with those "stupid questions" I get all the time as a Jew of color and also, why some people (read: white folk AND everybody else) need to stop asking them.
