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Articles on Adoption
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On Adoption Resistance: Bridging False Divides
September 1, 2014 -
Racism, Class and Adoption: Facing Off With the 'Smiling Foxes' of NPR
January 16, 2014 -
Adoption, Surrogacy, and Birthright
April 15, 2013 -
The New Abolition: Ending Adoption in Our Time
August 18, 2012 -
Islamophobia and Adoption: Who Are the Civilized?
April 17, 2012 -
Re-evaluating Adoption: Validating the Local
February 11, 2008
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On Adoption Resistance: Bridging False Divides
Articles on Lebanon, Palestine, etc.
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Digging at “Ground Zero”: The Message of Radio Row
September 7, 2011 -
Words From the First Intifada
May 23, 2011 -
May 15: The Return to Palestine, from the Maroun Ar-Ras Border
May 21, 2011 -
A Black Panther in Beirut: Emory Douglas Goes to Lebanon
January 13, 2010
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Digging at “Ground Zero”: The Message of Radio Row
Articles on Art/Design/Culture
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Boycott, Divest, and Sanction
May 10, 2014 -
Resistance in Print: The Jamaa Al-Yad Collective
June 26, 2012 -
Sacha Cohen and Arab Minstrelsy
May 19, 2012 -
Voice Manifest: The theory and practice of collective expression
June 25th, 2012 -
Political Illustration: Lebanon and Beyond
December 7, 2011 -
Riots by Design: Resisting the London Olympics
December 1, 2011 -
Traversing Meanings: Remapping East and West
July 1, 2009 -
Brand America: Of False Promises and Snake Oil
July 1, 2009
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Boycott, Divest, and Sanction
Category Archives: Manifesto
#TransracialAdoption is…
White Acculturation Without the White Privilege™.
On the inherent racism and classism of adoption.
I will preface this by saying that I had promised myself I would give myself a long break from writing about adoption, for psychological-becoming-physical health reasons; the past 10 years have taken their toll, and I need to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Manifesto
Tagged adoptive parents, colonized mind, community, Identity, Individualism, narcissism, racism
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On trauma, memory, community, place. | 31/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember the times I have been stuck in … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 30/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember during Christmas growing up Santa Claus would … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 29/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember working in a theater in Paris. How … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 28/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember visiting my orphanage a long time ago. … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 27/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember when the hajjeh upstairs came to my … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 26/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember commenting to a friend on the Lower … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 25/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember my neighborhood was pretty diverse growing up. … Continue reading
On trauma, memory, community, place. | 24/31
The following is from a series of musings on trauma, memory, community, and place. The introduction to the series and beginning essay [link] explains the purpose of this month of entries. I remember when we marched to the border with … Continue reading
