School Multicultural Night

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, my family's heritage is literal Nazis, so we don't celebrate anything from our history. I'd probably go with some generic American thing.

Yeah, because the entirety of German culture and history is Nazis. Why don't you read a book?

Um hey so PP here back again. I mean literal Nazis. My grandparents and great grandparents were members of the Nazi party. Some of them by choice.

probably what YOUR child should do is walk around lashing themselves and saying "my grandparents were Nazi's! my grandparent's were Nazi's!" That's really the sum total of your heritage -- Nazis. Nothing will every change that and there is nothing before or after in your heritage.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I spoke to the teacher and she said they want countries, not states. I think we will just sit this one out. DH and I are from different states anyways.

I do wish they would change these events to "Family history" night. I don't feel excluded (or walking shame like someone said), but we're talking about kids who don't understand totally yet.

I’d write the principal and tell them it’s discrimination to not include the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in cultural diversity night

Oh please.

That’s acting like America is the victim or something. You just need to sit this one out PP. deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thankfully my dad is really into his Scottish heritage, so we go with that. The food thing is challenging. I don't feel like any of the traditional foods of my family are things to bring to a party-a bowl of salted porridge anyone? Or perhaps my mom's favorite lunch, a boiled potato with margarine?

For those suggesting celebrating one's American heritage, what are you bringing for food?

Some branches of my family have been here for over 275 years.

You could narrow down a specific US state of origin and bring something specific to that area. For similar events, I make an apple cake that is the oldest family recipe that I have, from my twice great grandmother.

Think peach pie, or Irish soda bread or homemade bread and call it Kansas Quick Bread. Or make a sheet cake and frost and decorate with the state your family wants to represent. Done.

[Anonymous]

PP/USA and on second thought, make Toll House chocolate chip cookies or snickerdoodles or sugar cookies. It will be a hit.

[Anonymous]

Second the above. We used to do that at my school, and I brought Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies every year. Invented in America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Second the above. We used to do that at my school, and I brought Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies every year. Invented in America.

- except it’s supposed to be Multicultural Night, and not the freaking 4th of July!

Why can’t you just accept this night as reserved for cultures, and realize as privileged white Americans you really need to sit this one out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Second the above. We used to do that at my school, and I brought Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies every year. Invented in America.

- except it’s supposed to be Multicultural Night, and not the freaking 4th of July!

Why can’t you just accept this night as reserved for cultures, and realize as privileged white Americans you really need to sit this one out?

I don’t think you understand what culture means.