RACISM

I have always lived on the east coast of United States.My father is from the middle east countries and my mom half white and black and was  born United States. We are a minority family who lived in a white neighborhood. This was a tough time for me and my sibling. Racism is still here and very much alive in America. I though it was tough time when I was growing up but today I feel United States have been more divide during the election of President Obama.

I took a course in my undergraduate years called "Black Power" which made me understand about racism in United States and around the world. We are not born with racism we are taught how to be prejudice. Young children will mimic their parents or their caregivers.

However, I would love to travel to South Africa and visit Nelson Mandela and tell him thank you for all his struggles. Even to this today racism is still strong in South Africa just as it is in the United States. Even though there has been many attempts to control the deadly spread of racism  in South Africa but there is always one group people who would like to keep it alive.

When will the children feel safe will they every understand that racism do not exist with everyone.

Reference:

The Guesome reality of racist South Africa
pagemag.com/2013/.../the-gruesome-reality-of-racist-south-africa

Image Isn't Everything: Contemporary Systemic Racism and Antiracism in the Age of Obama
By: Ostertag, Stephen F.; Armaline, William T. Humanity & Society. Aug2011, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p261-289. 29p.

IMMUNIZATION //// PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

Immunization is a proven tool for controlling and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases and is estimated to avert between 2 and 3 million deaths each year. In order to protect our children we must make sure immunization is part of the process. Many parts of the world children are not as lucky to have immunization as part of their proctecting tools.  Public Health being one of my majors in undergraduate school. I conducted a research on Polio and how it is still killing our children in different parts of the world.The United Nations Foundation has just launched a specials appeal to American parents called “Shot at Life.” The campaign’s intent is to help trigger advocacy and raise funds that would go toward providing greater access to vaccines against polio, measles, diarrhea and pneumonia in developing countries. This will help to stop the spread of many diseases and save the life of many of children. I feel that the younger generation of parents do not know how deadly these diseases can become for our children. In the early 1900's million of our children died because of the spread of Polio and chicken pox and many other diseases. If we can start a herd community it will stop the spread of Polio in other countries. Because my father is  from Morocco and my husband side of the family is from the Middle East. We visit our relative every other year and recently I was inform that Polio is on the rises in the Middle East. I support the WHO foundation every year to help many sick babies in the Middle East. Because immunization is very much needed for all children all over the world. I hope one day there will be no more Polio or smal pox or measles. Therefor, I always spread the word about how important it is to vaccinated your children in my community.

Reference:

D'Arcy, Janice: World Immunization Week: The Vaccine debate looks different abroadd 2012 1-2

 

CHILDBIRTH

I can remember when I had my children. I had four c-section. Each of my children weigh over 9lb's. My middle son weigh 10lb and 8oz. I really didn't get a chance to experience labor. I think if I did experience labor I would have stop at 2 children. I chose this example because I feel as though I miss the most miracle part of given birth.