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About a Boy
From here, we see everything, and the awe is never-ending. It is Star Trek level awe, set against the soundscape of the furtive violins and
naette
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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To Bias or Not to Bias: Storytelling with AI
Storytelling with AI can replicate systemic inequities if we are not careful. This post thinks through some solutions.
Naette
Apr 9, 20245 min read
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I Can Use Chopsticks
This is the story of Mr. Yee. It is also the story of Trinidad, inasmuch as the country’s soul resides in everyone who lives there.
Naette
Mar 1, 20247 min read
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Of Four-Year-Olds and Tadpole Men
The depictions themselves are known as tadpole people and interest in why and how children draw them constitutes an entire field of study.
Naette
Feb 29, 20245 min read
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A Reading List
To facilitate a deeper understanding and exploration into the multifaceted dimensions of race
naette
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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How is Race a Palimpsest? [3]
The persistence of racial categories and their role in ongoing racial stratification reflect this historical layering.
naette
Feb 15, 20246 min read
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The Poetry of Naming
Legend has it that on the night I was born, having seen my face, my father decided the names he and my mother had picked out no longer suite
naette
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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Palimpsests! Palimpsests Everywhere: Understanding Human Experience [2]
Palimpests are more common than you think. They are often used by scholars unwittingly to describe how the world works.
naette
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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The Way We Use Racial Categories Is Dangerous: An Introduction [1]
Understanding race can be like looking at a well-used notebook page where many different notes have been written, erased, and written again.
naette
Jan 6, 20244 min read
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A Masterclass in Faith
This is an attempt to reconcile what I have seen happening in the world.
Naette
Nov 25, 20238 min read
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The Comfort of Inequity
I’m sick of myself today, scrolling through Facebook. I saw an ad for Birkenstock slippers—warm, fluffy slippers with faux fur on the...
Naette
Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Dear Female International Student of the Global Majority: This is Graduate School.
It’s not you. I know you might think it is, but this journey is designed to make you feel the way you do these. It's crafted to undermine...
Naette
Feb 1, 20237 min read
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Death in Trinidad: Hassan
Remembering Hassan Ali who was killed in La Puerta, Trinidad in October 2016
Naette
Oct 15, 20164 min read
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For Darkie
My Grandmother, Dorcas Enid Henry, passed away on May 28, 2011. I cared for her until her death and in my confusion I made these notes....
naette
Jun 1, 20112 min read
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