My mother, born in Sicily & brought in her mother's arms to Ellis Island, was the first in her family to graduate from college. She became a teacher whose first assignment was the Tuscarora reservation in the Buffalo, NY area. This young woman whose first language was Italian (and who learned to speak flawless English) was charged with delivering "white" American cultural education to the Indigenous people. Huh.
i loved listening to and learning from your podcast! the books and laura herself were so, so special to me as a kid. it’s a different thing entirely as an adult but still, i can’t get enough.
My mother, born in Sicily & brought in her mother's arms to Ellis Island, was the first in her family to graduate from college. She became a teacher whose first assignment was the Tuscarora reservation in the Buffalo, NY area. This young woman whose first language was Italian (and who learned to speak flawless English) was charged with delivering "white" American cultural education to the Indigenous people. Huh.
Wow. So many of these stories. And so recent, too.
i loved listening to and learning from your podcast! the books and laura herself were so, so special to me as a kid. it’s a different thing entirely as an adult but still, i can’t get enough.
I'm so glad. Thank you. And I still love the books, but yes, a very different thing.