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Whenever I read a non-whitewashed history of the United States, I am appalled by how pervasive white supremacy has been in the entire history of the United States, including how we continue to teach US history in our schools. Very important and illuminating read.

Catching up on history reading---and maybe a little fun re-reading---while doing chores.

Reading in the dark for #24in48 🌖⭐️ Our temporary portable AC is only in our bedroom, and my husband goes to sleep waaayyy earlier than I do. So here I am with my booklight, trying to collect some hours and get this book finished for my class Monday 🙃

I‘m reading this for a course I‘m taking at the MFA in Boston next week called “Uncovering America: Power, Art, and Inquiry”. I‘m only about 100 pages in, but it is truly eye-opening. It‘s appalling how much of American history is just left out of textbooks and schools. I‘m thankful for the teachers I had who took risks telling us the not-so-pretty parts of history. I recommend this book, even though I‘m not done yet! I‘ll post updates as I go 😉

#NewHogwartsAdventure #mirror Originally published in 1993, Different Mirror was groundbreaking in its view of American history from a non-Anglo and immigrants point of view.There is a revised edition and I feel it‘s relevant today.I posted earlier that today is Agatha Christie‘s Birthday and I happen to have a “mirror “title in the collection.

#jubilantjuly day 3: #starsandstripes - I highly recommend Takaki's history books.

@RealLifeReading

Saturday book mail! 😃

Some of the narrating was a little distracting, but in general I enjoyed this, even the parts I knew already. Something I didn't know: some Sikh men moved to the California to work (in the 1910s I think?), married Mexican wives and had kids who eventually spoke Spanish and some Punjabi. How awesome is that? Definitely worth a read/listen if you want a more inclusive (and engrossing) history of the US.

Listening to Thomas Jefferson on his calculations of the value of a baby is horrifying.

Just started this. Hmm, I hope it's good. 18.5 hours is pretty long for me, but I liked his introduction so I'm diving in. Err, once I finish a few others.

Speaks for itself 😠😡😿

Delightful surprise in my history reading: that name 😅😹

Reading about the Chinese coming to America, and how they were pitted against African Americans for labor jobs 😡