I grew up on the East coast, a child of immigrants, and joined school during the Boston busing crisis. I was the only brown kids for miles. I grew up navigating my family and the local culture. It became second nature. It got more jarring when my family moved to SoCal in the 80s and I was exposed to 20 different cultures. I recognize that indifference to difference that Tom describes. I also find it intriguing how I ended up in Montgomery County MD in an interracial marriage and feels very normal but when I leave the area for work, how uncommon this inevitability is.
I grew up on the East coast, a child of immigrants, and joined school during the Boston busing crisis. I was the only brown kids for miles. I grew up navigating my family and the local culture. It became second nature. It got more jarring when my family moved to SoCal in the 80s and I was exposed to 20 different cultures. I recognize that indifference to difference that Tom describes. I also find it intriguing how I ended up in Montgomery County MD in an interracial marriage and feels very normal but when I leave the area for work, how uncommon this inevitability is.
Boston busing crisis ... that is some real US history!
Fascinating life journey, my friend.
I forget how quickly one becomes ancient nowadays
I have reached the age where a lot of things happened "half a century" ago.