tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post8752032088025832268..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: "I didn't know I was Black Until I Came to America."Professor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-86880363878981863782008-06-12T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-12T09:21:00.000-07:00I just finished reading Kinky Gazpacho and like so...I just finished reading Kinky Gazpacho and like so many other folks, I loooooooved it. I enjoyed all of it and can identify with so many of your experiences. My father was a Mexican-born, American serviceman and my mother was a British warbride and we lived on the Texas border across from Mexico. My grandparents on both sides were multi-cultural and non-steriotypical of their ethnic groups. My husband is from South America (but not the kind mentioned in your book):) and his dad from northern Italy. Our youngest daughter and her husband (who is from the DR.) His grandmother was part-Armenian and French. So our littlest grandson (8 months) is a real Heinz 57!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-63816724911032301822008-06-11T17:04:00.000-07:002008-06-11T17:04:00.000-07:00i'm american by birth, but grew up in a straight u...i'm american by birth, but grew up in a straight up caribbean household, and last summer was the third i've spent in JA (bogwalk, to be exact). if the person quoted in the title of this post was trying to suggest that racial identities don't exist in the caribbean they've mislead you. the way caribbeans formulate racial identities (and the hierarchies thereof) is different from in the US as well as within the caribbean, but they ARE there. it sounds beautiful and romantic and tragic that the island girl left the soft breezes of the caribbean in search of a better world only to be whipped around by the gale force winds of racial conflict in america, but, um, JA gained independence from UK rule in '62.<BR/><BR/>that aside, i live in spain now. loving it. can't wait to read your memoir.ieishahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351048799735156173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-70522289536094004652008-06-05T18:44:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:44:00.000-07:00Hi Cloudscome,Good to "hear" from you again. Pleas...Hi Cloudscome,<BR/><BR/>Good to "hear" from you again. Please stay tuned to find out how you can get a copy of KG from my publisher. You've given me a great give-away idea.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-7778755384710520352008-06-04T11:20:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:20:00.000-07:00Definitely, I mean.jcDefinitely, I mean.jcAndromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-12205681932778530062008-06-04T11:19:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:19:00.000-07:00I difinitely have your book on my summer reading l...I difinitely have your book on my summer reading list. Your publisher wouldn't be sending our review copies by any chance, would she?Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-86326095676994062232008-06-02T08:43:00.000-07:002008-06-02T08:43:00.000-07:00Hey Ragazza,Do you still summer in St. Martin? I'd...Hey Ragazza,<BR/><BR/>Do you still summer in St. Martin? I'd love to visit.<BR/><BR/>Andrea,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked Kinky G. And I hope your sister decides to share her stories too. Thanks for visiting the Meltingpot.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-15349407906410718052008-06-01T16:52:00.000-07:002008-06-01T16:52:00.000-07:00I just finished your autobiography and I loved it!...I just finished your autobiography and I loved it! As soon as I finished I called my sister and insisted she get a copy. I think that after reading it she will finally have the inspiration to write about growing up Native American and her experiences at Columbia Law School.<BR/>I look forward to your other books!<BR/><BR/>AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-55098743739539105502008-05-30T00:02:00.000-07:002008-05-30T00:02:00.000-07:00My parents are from St. Martin. They knew they wer...My parents are from St. Martin. They knew they were Black before they came to America but didn't it was a PROBLEM before they came. ha<BR/><BR/>It was so weird going there for the summers from my very white, suburban town. The two worlds couldn't be more different.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-91606926112865744262008-05-29T19:01:00.000-07:002008-05-29T19:01:00.000-07:00Mango Mama,I'm still smiling. And it's so good to ...Mango Mama,<BR/><BR/>I'm still smiling. And it's so good to hear that other people feel the love. We're already plotting our return.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-76833630007979116812008-05-29T18:14:00.000-07:002008-05-29T18:14:00.000-07:00Girl, I know what you mean. Jamaica may be my mos...Girl, I know what you mean. Jamaica may be my most favorite place on earth. Loverman used to produce a film festival in Mo Bay every year and we would spend a month on the island. It's truly an amazing place and I love the country's motto--- Out of many, one people. <BR/><BR/>I'm happy to hear you had a wonderful time. The festival sounds amazing. Welcome home.Mango Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145025404228450871noreply@blogger.com