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		<title>Children&#8217;s and Young Adult Books on Latino Themes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Depending on where you live, it can be difficult to get advice on children&#8217;s and young adult books with Latina/o themes from your local librarian or bookstore.  Even online reviews can be unreliable, depending on who wrote them. Fortunately, there are several awards offered each year that recognize excellence in children&#8217;s and young adult books [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/latino-childrens-and-young-adult-books/</link>
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		<title>Sesame Street and radical acceptance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I grew up with Sesame Street.  As a child, I loved the colorful sketches and songs, and pretty much any scene that had a Muppet in it, but especially if it featured my then-favorite, lovable, furry old Grover.  (Today I&#8217;m more of a Cookie Monster fan.) These days, when I watch Sesame Street with my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/sesame-street-and-radical-acceptance/</link>
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		<title>How to talk to your kids about [whatever]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Tommy Wong, and used under a Creative Commons license Our five-year-old son has become increasingly interested in what&#8217;s going on in the world, and since I have a habit of listening to NPR whenever we&#8217;re driving around, he hears a bit of news each morning and afternoon.  (We also have always watched The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/how-to-talk-to-your-kids/</link>
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		<title>Public history</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior to today, it had been several months since I had updated this blog because I&#8217;ve embarked on a new and (to me, at least) exciting project: working as a history professor and public historian.  It&#8217;s a demanding and challenging choice of career, and I&#8217;m thrilled to have landed this position in such a competitive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/public-history/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Washington&#8221; is America&#8217;s &#8220;blackest name&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I write this, in the U.S. we&#8217;ve just celebrated Presidents&#8217; Day and we&#8217;re concluding Black History month. Accordingly, I found this article about how 90 percent of Americans with the surname &#8220;Washington&#8221; are African American. As author Jesse Washington explains, The story of how Washington became the “blackest name” begins with slavery and takes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/washington-blackest-name/</link>
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		<title>Multicultural markers, crayons, and pencils</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m loving these &#8220;multicultural markers&#8221; from Crayola. (Tip: If you have Amazon Prime, buy these instead, as although they cost more, you&#8217;ll be eligible for that free shipping.) If, as we do in my house, you go through a lot of markers, you might consider buying a class set, which costs considerably less per pen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/multicultural-markers/</link>
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		<title>Groovy Girls multicultural dolls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m liking both the look and the affordability of the Groovy Girls dolls. Check out, for example, Dela: She has a really cute face: And here&#8217;s Latasha: Connor is advertised as a boy, but I like that s/he has kind of a lesbian vibe: And then there&#8217;s Lycia: Check out all the Groovy Girls, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/groovy-girls-multicultural-dolls/</link>
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		<title>Finding an Asian rag doll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend writes, i can&#8217;t believe this but i&#8217;ve been searching for a asian rag dog for [my son] and i came across a site called the multicultural toybox. when i clicked on the about tab, guess whose name is there?? you&#8217;re awesome!! now help me find an asian rag doll for [him] that doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/finding-an-asian-rag-doll/</link>
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		<title>Little Red Riding Hood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m loving this doll at Etsy by henandchick: It ties in nicely with my most recent post: why can&#8217;t we more easily reimagine characters in other ethnicities? If she&#8217;s still available, you can purchase her for $45.]]></description>
		<link>http://multiculturaltoybox.com/little-red-riding-hood/</link>
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		<title>Where are the toys of color in Toy Story 3?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some might argue a kids&#8217; movie packed with white characters is too easy a target in this multicultural age.  I beg to differ. My complaint about Toy Story 3 doesn&#8217;t stem just from a desire to see more diverse characters represented in a box office winner (and quality movie).  Rather, my dissatisfaction has another dimension: [...]]]></description>
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