Ep. Jacob Taylor Mosquera: I Met Myself In October: A Memoir of Belonging

When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

English - July 31, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB
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Jacob Taylor Mosquera is a Colombian adoptee who taught himself Spanish in two years and now teaches Spanish in Seattle. He is the author of, “I Met Myself In October: A Memoir of Belonging.” He shares his extraordinary journey of discovery, self-actualization and identity. This is going to be a good one!

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Baldwin's Essay:
https://bannekerinstitute.fas.harvard.edu/files/bannekerinstitute/files/on_being_white.and_other_lies_baldwin_0.pdf

History of “Colored”:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/30/295931070/the-journey-from-colored-to-minorities-to-people-of-color

NYC article on BIPOC:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html

How to Talk About Race Resources:
https://www.laniseantoineshelley.com/post/copy-of-literacy-program-for-syrian-girls-refugees