Comments on: I am American- Alejandro Lerner http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/ The Magic of Learning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martha http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/comment-page-1/#comment-13428 Martha Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:37:10 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/#comment-13428 Your post reminded me of a silly song by a Canadian group called the Arrogant Worms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=29g57XTYgLE The song I mention is silly, but your message rings true with me. America is far more than the United States. Your post reminded me of a silly song by a Canadian group called the Arrogant Worms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29g57XTYgLE The song I mention is silly, but your message rings true with me. America is far more than the United States.

]]> By: Langwitches http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/comment-page-1/#comment-13415 Langwitches Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/#comment-13415 Patti, Thank you for your insight to a Canadian point of view. That kind of conversation and contributions is just what I was hoping for to look at the issue from different angles and perspectives. That is the only way we learn to be aware and sensitive about such issues. Patti,
Thank you for your insight to a Canadian point of view. That kind of conversation and contributions is just what I was hoping for to look at the issue from different angles and perspectives. That is the only way we learn to be aware and sensitive about such issues.

]]> By: Patti http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/comment-page-1/#comment-13413 Patti Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:54:13 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/#comment-13413 As a Canadian, and I'm not alone in this, you would insult me to refer to me as being 'from America' or 'American' - north or otherwise. We may be on the continent of North America but the term America refers to those in the United States. I am Canadian! As a Canadian, and I’m not alone in this, you would insult me to refer to me as being ‘from America’ or ‘American’ – north or otherwise. We may be on the continent of North America but the term America refers to those in the United States. I am Canadian!

]]> By: Jennifer http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/comment-page-1/#comment-13396 Jennifer Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:29:23 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/#comment-13396 Great post. Unfortunately, I teach "American" Literature but that only means North American. Great post. Unfortunately, I teach “American” Literature but that only means North American.

]]> By: Frank http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/comment-page-1/#comment-13394 Frank Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:19:55 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/26/i-am-american-alejandro-lerner/#comment-13394 Silvia .. since I live in Mexico, I know better. I think of "America" inclusively to include all peoples that identify with being from the Americas, not just North, but also Central and South America as well. If you go to almost any city "south of the border" you will always find a plaza called "Americas" sports teams called "Americas" etc. But I am fully aware, since I am from the USA, that the thinking on this label is very tightly controlled to only include people from the USA. Of course, they don't see Canadians as Americans either ... it is just one of those cultural blindspots that we all have and need to work on reducing so that others don't feel or are excluded from celebrating 100% of who they are. Frank <a href="http://franksblog.edublogs.org" rel="nofollow">Frank’s Faces of Web 2.0 ? 21st Century Teachers</a> Silvia .. since I live in Mexico, I know better. I think of “America” inclusively to include all peoples that identify with being from the Americas, not just North, but also Central and South America as well. If you go to almost any city “south of the border” you will always find a plaza called “Americas” sports teams called “Americas” etc.

But I am fully aware, since I am from the USA, that the thinking on this label is very tightly controlled to only include people from the USA.

Of course, they don’t see Canadians as Americans either … it is just one of those cultural blindspots that we all have and need to work on reducing so that others don’t feel or are excluded from celebrating 100% of who they are.

Frank
Frank’s Faces of Web 2.0 ? 21st Century Teachers

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