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India September 2019

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Published December 21, 2019
Categorized as travel in India, Woodstock School

The American Caste System

In the days just after the grand jury’s failure in Ferguson, some of my friends were unpleasantly surprised to see racism popping up from unexpected people amongst their Facebook acquaintances. At first I thought I was spared, but then I noticed that I wasn’t. I got angry. Hmm, so I am seeing some racism on… Continue reading The American Caste System

Published November 27, 2014
Categorized as American culture, India, living in the USA

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Published August 14, 2014
Categorized as India, Woodstock School

Tom Alter as Maulana Azad

I’ve been hoping for years to see this full show, but the right confluence of circumstances will have to occur. At least I have now seen some excerpts, thanks to Tom’s presence at the WOSA annual reunion I just attended in Baltimore. You might also like: Welcome to Woodstock Woodstockers in Film: Tom Alter and… Continue reading Tom Alter as Maulana Azad

Published July 14, 2014
Categorized as India, Woodstock School Tagged Indian history, theater, Tom Alter

Yes, All Girls

I’m trying to remember how young I was when I first realized that, as a girl, I was more likely to be a target than boys were. It might have been when I joined an inner-city Pittsburgh school for 5th grade. I had problems fitting in there. I was already a weird, traumatized kid, just… Continue reading Yes, All Girls

Published May 26, 2014
Categorized as American culture, bio, Ross, travel in India, Woodstock School Tagged feminism

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