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How the Immigrant Experience Shapes What I Teach My Children
By Smita Malhotra — 2017
I know that my biracial children will experience racism, sexism and intolerance. But I want them to be bold enough to not push people away and instead seek to understand through education. This is how we bring radical change through our children.
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