https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:49:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745548 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:35:02 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 745548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I am a minority. </p> <p>@artbee: I grew up in a large Jewish community and was stunned by how backwards (trying to be polite) my new school was when my fam moved in HS. My AP history teacher required we highlight our books and would make a big deal about seeing that we were keeping up with our assigned reading. Often her teacher's pets would declare specific highlight colors for the class to use in honor of whatever was going on. During the holidays we were all going to use green and red (pink really) for Christmas. That was it. Just Christmas. So, I chimed in Blue for Hanukkah. The look on their faces was priceless. Then one of my classmates, trying to be a smartass, directed Kwanzaa squarely at me. Of course no one knew a color to use. So I picked up the banner again and said Orange because of the ubiquitous kente cloth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745520 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:22:06 +0000 heffalump 745520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: jealous! My mom used to go in and talk about chanukah in my elementary school. She would bring food, we'd play dreidel, etc. If she didn't do that, there would only be Christmas. I'm not looking forward to lo having to go through that in school. She'll go to a Jewish preschool, but we'll probably put her in public school for everything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745199 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:00:03 +0000 tequiero21 745199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Technically, I guess so. I'm Korean American. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745087 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:27:40 +0000 Anagram 745087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I'm caucasian, so in the greater scheme of things no.....but where I live is mainly South Asian, and any time I hang out with DHs friends or family, I'm the only white born-and-raised American in the room, so in my own life, I spend a lot of time as a cultural minority. This past weekend, I watched an entire movie (without subtitles) in a language I can't even understand, and that's not uncommon for us.</p> <p>Funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745058 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:20:35 +0000 Arden 745058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745042 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:17:09 +0000 Anagram 745042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: that's crazy! I work in NJ and this next school year, since the jewish holidays are so early in the school year, they just pushed back the entire calendar so we don't start school till Sept. 9th!</p> <p>Our school is definitely the kind that nothing is done for any religion unless it's done for all religions (holiday concerts, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745036 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:16:50 +0000 mrs. bird 745036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-745031 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:14:16 +0000 heffalump 745031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, there are few Jews around here. I have Jewish friends in Ny and its weird to me that he whole school is off for Jewish holidays. I actually got punished for missing school because of a holiday. It ruined my perfect attendance, and even though I got a note from my Rabbi, they wouldn't let me go on the perfect attendance boat ride. </p> <p>My mom of course pitched a fit so after that they changed the rules. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-744994 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:09:07 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 744994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm white. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-744982 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:07:36 +0000 MrsH 744982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-744976 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:06:42 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 744976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not in my area!<br /> But being Arab, yes I am a minority. Being Muslim...I am a minority here in the US but not in the world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-744974 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:06:31 +0000 DillonLion 744974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Jewish, so yes. But my minority status is cultural/religious, not appearance. It was super cool to visit Israel and not be a minority! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-cultural-minority#post-744970 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:05:40 +0000 mrsjyw 744970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm korean, so yes in the greater scheme of things, but i wasn't in high school -- there were tons of koreans/asians! </p>