As a Euro-American father to two Black children, James Raycraft came to the VIBE Movement‘s June 2020 “How to Talk to Kids About Race” webinar with a unique set of multicultural commitments. With his husband Mark, who is also Euro-American, James became a father to Malia and Felix through open adoptions. James articulated a clearContinue reading “Painting the “Real” Us”
Author Archives: Clarissa Castaneda, PhD
Stories that Travel
As Fall 2020 quarters and semesters begin, I went on a family trip to Pescadaro, CA to celebrate my birthday. One of the largest forest fires in the state of California was there to greet us. As we were evacuated from our cabins on the Pacific Coast, the smoke followed. It followed us north toContinue reading “Stories that Travel”
Radiant Children & Multicultural Reality
Parents Tiffany and Bertram Rothe lent their multicultural and trans-national perspectives to the June 2020 webinar from VIBE Movement, “How to Talk to Kids About Race.” As parents to two multiracial children with American and German national roots, Tiffany and Bertram are at the frontline of navigating the challenges of raising their daughters in anContinue reading “Radiant Children & Multicultural Reality”
Celia’s Song [Canción]
The third Latin American children’s book recommended in this series is My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz by Monica Brown, with illustrations from Rafael López. The June 2020 webinar, “How to Talk to Kids About Race,” included two college-aged panelists. I mentioned Manny Leon in myContinue reading “Celia’s Song [Canción]”
Clarissa Castaneda, PhD 