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Archives for July 20th, 2008

On Tattoos, Race, and Family

Posted by  on Sunday, July 20th 2008     

[lang_en]My brother and I got matching tattoos when I was 30 and he was 18. It was a coming of age experience for us both–his first year in college and I had finally finished my PhD and gotten a  tenure track position. That year we were both living in the Bay Area–he had insisted on [...]

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The Feng Shui of Questions

Posted by  on Sunday, July 20th 2008     

[lang_en]at your back the tall mountain your deep research what is it you want to know by asking evaluate who is asking whom about what and why are you asking the question does the identity of the asker matter a question is a power relationship what are you he asks me he asks and where [...]

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