Tag: diversity

International Day of Friendship: Celebrating Across Cultures, Countries, and Communities

Today is the International Day of Friendship. But before we go into all of that, do something for me. Take just a minute to...

Read Across America:: Read More, Learn More, and Change the Globe

Reading is a fundamental right. We send our kids to school so that they can become better readers and better thinkers. Reading more authentic...

Para La Raza:: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

The beauty of our present time is that we have the power to explore various cultures through life experience, rich texts options, and of...

Windows and Mirrors:: Why Diverse Children’s Literature is so Important

As I brainstormed ideas for what to share with you, my fellow in-the-trenches moms, an idea popped into my head. It was more like...

Diversity in Motherhood:: We All Love the Same

"Digging Deep:: Motherhood & Race Relations in America" Panel Discussion {Video Above} Throughout the years, Houston Moms has cultivated hundreds of posts on diversity, race,...

Fighting Injustice and Hate:: My Part in the Anti-Racist Movement

My eyes have been opened to a part of humanity that I cannot ignore. I don’t know if it is just growing out of...

Facing My Own Racism and White Fragility Head On

It's a tough pill to swallow:: as a white person, I participate in white supremacy. I have had racist thoughts and done racist actions....

Reading is Still Fundamental :: Teaching Cultural Diversity Through the Power...

My sister told me that on her first day working at a summer camp she encountered a little boy who was enjoying his midday...

How the World Would be Different if a Mom was in...

I'm going to admit it here :: I am a great mom. There's no doubt about it. I am quite hesitant to say that...

Crazy in Love with Crazy Rich Asians

Like almost every other Asian American I know, I have seen the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” at least once already. I read the novel...