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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Power of Music
Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My Parents
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Exercise
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Writing a Results Section
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Privilege Meme
The items that apply to me are BOLD
1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children’s books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 see above (soccer, piano, *edit - I forgot swimming)
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively (what people? growing up there were like no asian people on TV, and if they were asian, they were men doing kung fu)
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp (once a soccer day camp, another time a sleepaway camp for gifted kids)
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18 (this is not a sign of privilege in my culture, but a sign of shame)
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels (sometimes - often we went camping but also we'd stay at places like motel 6 sometimes)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 (Just about, some homemade though)
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them (it was $800, woot woot!)
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child
23. You and your family lived in a single family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in a college entrance exam (eg. SAT/ACT) prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room (and neither will my kids, no matter how much money we have)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College (I think my mom started one for me in college? I am not sure.)
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 (several times to visit the "land of my ancestors", also to move across the country)
31. Went on a cruise with your family (in college)
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. (Not many, but a few times)
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. (In warm climes, heating bills are a non-issue)
From "What Privileges Do You Have?", based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you please acknowledge their copyright.
Bottom line, I had a pretty sweet childhood. I also have a selective memory, I apparently remember childhood much more fondly than my sister, and when I am reminded of shit that happened, I just go "oh yeah"...so shit happened but I DON'T REMEMBER IT!!! I'm kind of glad I'm that way.