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Dear Aunty & Uncle: Let’s Talk About Being Anti-Racist

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Dear Aunty & Uncle, Last time, we talked about Anti-Blackness. Now, some of you may be thinking, “but we are doing our part,” “we treat everyone equally” or “it’s better to just stay silent.” But it isn’t enough to just not be openly racist. Today, let’s talk about the importance of BEING ANTI-RACIST. “If you are neutral …

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Dear Aunty & Uncle: Let’s Talk About Equity

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Dear Aunty & Uncle, Last time, we talked about Solidarity Now, some of you may be thinking that black people “are doing this to themselves, because look how far we’ve gotten as minorities.”  And it can be so problematic to think of it that way. So today, let’s talk about (1) Being born into oppression vs. Immigrating …

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Dear Aunty & Uncle: Let’s Talk About Black Lives Matter

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Dear Aunty & Uncle, Last time, we talked about Protests. Now, some of you may be thinking “This is not right because all lives matter.” And that’s true, every human’s life does matter, but today let’s talk about why we say BLACK LIVES MATTER. Instead of reading what I have to say about how the phrase …

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Dear Aunty & Uncle: Let’s Talk about Privilege

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Dear Aunty & Uncle, Last time, we talked about how: Black people did not choose the lives they live. The history of race, racism and slavery are impacting black people’s access to opportunities today. Systemic Racism (a combination of our history, policies, and cultural practices) contributes to the injustices (unfairness) that black people face today. …

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Dear Aunty & Uncle: A Series on Talking to South Asian Families About Supporting the Black Community

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Introduction to the series and talking about Black Lives Matter “But why is everybody overreacting over the death of one man?”Dear Aunty & Uncle, Let’s talk about Racism “But we’re also minorities who struggle.”Dear Aunty & Uncle, Let’s Talk About Privilege “But they’re looting and hurting innocent businesses. Nobody will sympathize with them.”Dear Aunty & …