immigrant children

Old Post from ‘DelectablyChic!’: My Grandmother Said Ballet Would Make My Legs Look ‘Fat’

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Note:  This was originally posted on DelectablyChic! Totally WTF, right?  But this was what my grandmother told me to discourage me from dancing.  I only know one other person who had a family member tell her that and yes, she,… Continue Reading →

There’s NOTHING WRONG WITH FUSION!

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Deal with it, people.  I know some people aren’t happy at their “culture” being “bastardized,” and perhaps it is, but as a child of immigrants, I’m angered by this perspective.  It’s as if you are saying my culture doesn’t and… Continue Reading →