tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181953727519479153.post4041310067630351818..comments2023-12-16T15:22:38.108-06:00Comments on mothermade: Mistaken identitymothermadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805762605100898914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181953727519479153.post-74033454345299677372007-08-29T20:19:00.000-05:002007-08-29T20:19:00.000-05:00I, too, am frustrated by "checkboxes" of cultural ...I, too, am frustrated by "checkboxes" of cultural and ethnic identity. I self-identify as southern (Tennessean, to be precise) and Puerto Rican. This frustration came to a head when I began collecting demographics data about the people in my dissertation research. <BR/><BR/>Determined not to force people to check boxes that limited their own defintions of who they are, I simply included an open answer on my surveys and decided to leave the specifics for those who wanted to participate further as case studies. What surprised me was how many folks listed two or more racial, ethnic, or cultural categories or identities. (Perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me, of all people, but it did.)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your stories. I'm so proud of who I am, of who we are.You Tell Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398551376414707987noreply@blogger.com