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naette
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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
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Naette
Apr 9, 20245 min read
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.
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Naette
Mar 1, 20247 min read
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.
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Naette
Feb 29, 20245 min read
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.
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naette
Feb 16, 20243 min read
A Reading List
To facilitate a deeper understanding and exploration into the multifaceted dimensions of race
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naette
Feb 15, 20246 min read
How is Race a Palimpsest? [3]
The persistence of racial categories and their role in ongoing racial stratification reflect this historical layering.
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naette
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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
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naette
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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.
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naette
Jan 6, 20244 min read
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.
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Naette
Nov 25, 20238 min read
A Masterclass in Faith
This is an attempt to reconcile what I have seen happening in the world.
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Naette
Nov 19, 20232 min read
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...
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Naette
Feb 1, 20237 min read
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...
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Naette
Oct 15, 20164 min read
Death in Trinidad: Hassan
Remembering Hassan Ali who was killed in La Puerta, Trinidad in October 2016
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naette
Jun 1, 20112 min read
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....
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