I really enjoyed the exhibit. I didn't really want to go at first because it was a night excursion but turned out to be something that really opened my eyes. I really enjoyed the HAPA project because I realized there is a lot more to people than what we see from the outside or from just looking at someone.
I also really enjoyed the "Who's talking" piece. I tried and tried and could not figure out who was who for the life of me. I think between the men and women, I got maximum four right.
My favorite segment was the video of all the kids in school discussing how they view each other. It shows how schools can be a place that either is or isn't a comfortable place for children of all different races.
Hazel Henderson This was my first time going to the RACE exhibit.The first place I entered was the census's classification wall.I was amazed at the people on the wall and how they were catagorized as Black/White, Asian/ white or Japenese/Chinese because of the color of their skin or the slant of their eyes,or thier langage. But once you read their profile you realize their origin. I read the story about a person who was asian and she was classified as white because of the color of her skin.She said her father was Black and mom was Thai. She asked a good question"Why did she have to choose between the races?" I thought it was a good question to ask because I never question my race.I found the exhibit to be very interesting. It open my mind about a lot of things in our black heritage.I think people should be educated about what it really means to be Black and being robbed of your heratige fron generation to generation.
Beneeka The Race Exhibit The race exhibit was so beautifully overwhelming to put it mildly. I under estimated the depth and knowledge that the race exhibit presented. I attended it with Ms. Henderson who just as excited and open minded to all that it had to offer. When we arrived we were welcomed as if we came there often, even invited back at half of the regular price. I was very pleased our chaperon went the extra mile to obtain a paper back copy of the book “Race are we so different? “That explains in depth about each station and more. The exhibit covered a lot of different aspects of race, not only black and white. Ms. Henderson and I got stuck at the Census area. I loved a photo of about eleven people who wore tee shirts that emphasized what different races were classified in different years. The one that stood out for African American is 1820 Slave, or Free Colored in 1970 Negro 1990 Black. I was speechless to know that at one point blacks were considered three fifths of a person how demeaning and sad was that wow. It was a gift to hear the students from St. John Fisher express how they felt and for them also it was over whelming. Most don’t understand because they have not lived with the disrespect and struggles other races live with on a daily bases. To have privileges or struggles because of your race is a sad aspect of life. This exhibit and our classes sharing their perception of the exhibit were awesome. I hope it motivates us as a people to change the senseless coding of cultures.
The race exhibit was interesting to say the least and it was very well put together. The exhibit demonstrated many different aspects of race of all cultures, especially focusing on African Americans comparison to other races.
When I first entered the exhibit, I was very overwhelmed with the different type of stations that were set up. So I took it upon myself to make a preliminary lap around the premises stopping at certain sections that drew interest to me. During this lap, I noticed the HAPA project which really caught my eye. It was so interesting how they showed pictures of people and there nationalities underneath. Some of them you could definitely see the resemblance, however others surprised me. It was kind of like the lesson "don’t judge a book by its cover", and relating it to certain individuals whom may have presented qualities that don’t reflect their type of race of nationality.
This race exhibit helped influence me to push away from certain stereotypes types that are devolved for cultures that are sole based on inferences of assumptions made of a culture. Stereotypes label certain cultures with these stereotypes and causes people to falsely believe them. I don’t believe this is right by any means, and our going to this exhibit really helped prove them for me and hopefully for others as well.
The race exhibits were very powerful. I truly enjoyed going to the museum, because there was more than jsut one look on things. There were several exhibits that displayed more than most people are even knowledgeable to. These exhibits were very powerful and spoke to all people, they were not just targeted at one specific group of people which was outstanding to me.
Being a future teacher I found most everything very interesting because it was all valuable information that is important for future generations to be aware about. Children who are going to be our future leaders and employers should be aware of their American history, so I found it extremely important to pay attention to everything so i can correctly teach our future leaders very powerful history about our country. One exhibit that I found very interesting was matching voices to faces. This was interesting to me because so many kids today discriminate against children who talk different than them or who look different. This would be a great exhibit to bring into the classroom to show students that voice isn't everything as well as looks. This would be a way for all of this discrimination to be put to an end and demolished.
Although it is very important to learn about how things were, these "things" shouldn't still be happening in out present day and age.
I found the race exhibit to be very interesting with all the different stations set up that really opened up your eyes on the some historical information that many of us may not have known prior to going to RMSC. One of the thigns I that drew my attention was computer that showed how man kind orginated in Africa and that man kind slowly disperessed from Africa slowly throughout time eventually forming different races of the millions of years. I also liked the station that had the different faces on the screen and played different voices speakinga and you had to try and see if you could matchup the voice witht the face and I found that you can't really base someones race just off of there voice because I only correctly picked a few people.
The part of the museum that I really connected with was the station that talked about the different mascotts in sports and how many native tribes take great offense to these. Coming from a native founded city being Canandaigua which was actually translated from what the native tribes called it. Our school logo had to be changed due to the reamining local people who felt discomfort with it and fought to have it changed out of the respect of their ancestors in which the school district obliged. So to me that really hit home with my fanhood of sports and it was something i could really relate to and found intriguing.
As a visitor to the race exhibit I learned a lot that I never expected to happen while viewing all of the required exhibits and then coming up with what I had learned from them. While visiting the "stories bench" I learned about people telling their unique and interesting stories of how they grew up and their very different life experiences. Especially if they were bi-racial and what a challenge it was to struggle through a homogenous life, where being white is still the norm. A woman spoke about going through "whiteness", for example the mainstream media and their stereotypes. A Chinese-American man talked about how he embraced the popular culture. He was the only member of his family not born in China. And a Jewish man also interestingly discussed about the privileges of being white. When I got to the Separate and Unequal 1700-2000 part of the exhibit, it appalled me to find out that the idea of whites and blacks were not equal so they were separated in every way all the way until 1960s! This horrified me on so many levels, and to learn about the Jim Crow laws, which established segregation of whites from blacks, from separate entrances to drinking fountains to separate restrooms. An interesting quote I learned was "slavery is not abolished until the black man has the ballot" Frederick Douglass 1865. In the Who's Talking? exhibit, we had the opportunity to guess who was speaking (men and women) and looked at pictures of them. I concluded there is no way to tell at all. And the last required exhibit, the HAPA Project, it is a Hawaiian word for origin, that means a person is of mixed race or ethnicity with partial roots in the Asian or Pacific community, where we saw a bunch of people with their stories of pride in where their origins were and how it is truly a story of how we are all just people. This was an eye-opening adventure in which I learned a great deal about what we are as people, and how I believe we have a long way to go.
I very much enjoyed the RACE exhibit because it was both fun and informational. Being able to learn and interact with hands-on informational activities was a very inspiring way to be educated about race. I enjoyed the HAPA station because it showed that someone's personality and background cannot be determined simply just by looking at them physically. It was very interesting to see the contrast between some of the races that people were and what they looked like. Many times I was surprised to see that people of certain ethnicities did not at all look like what they stereotypically look like. I enjoyed being able to write down my own story and where I came from as well. It was nice to be included in the project. I also enjoyed the "Who's Talking?" activity. It was very cool to listen to the voices of people and try to match them with a corresponding face. Many times it was not who I expected it to be. This showed that you can not always tell where someone comes from simply by looking at them. I liked the "Separate and Unequal" board because it followed through history the movements which helped advocate for civil rights. I found that while many events I already knew about, for example, Brown vs. Board of Education, others I did not know about. The timeline went all the way from the 1600s up until 2006. This was neat to see because it showed how much time has passed and all the effort that has gone into creating equal rights. The video about the kids in school and how they view each other was very interesting because I could easily relate to it. It was cool to hear the opinions of other students and see them discuss race among each other. All together, I enjoyed the entire museum and think it was a very educational and fun experience.
I really enjoyed the exhibit. I didn't really want to go at first because it was a night excursion but turned out to be something that really opened my eyes. I really enjoyed the HAPA project because I realized there is a lot more to people than what we see from the outside or from just looking at someone.
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed the "Who's talking" piece. I tried and tried and could not figure out who was who for the life of me. I think between the men and women, I got maximum four right.
My favorite segment was the video of all the kids in school discussing how they view each other. It shows how schools can be a place that either is or isn't a comfortable place for children of all different races.
Hazel Henderson
DeleteThis was my first time going to the RACE exhibit.The first place I entered was the census's classification wall.I was amazed at the people on the wall and how they were catagorized as Black/White, Asian/ white or Japenese/Chinese because of the color of their skin or the slant of their eyes,or thier langage. But once you read their profile you realize their origin. I read the story about a person who was asian and she was classified as white because of the color of her skin.She said her father was Black and mom was Thai. She asked a good question"Why did she have to choose between the races?" I thought it was a good question to ask because I never question my race.I found the exhibit to be very interesting. It open my mind about a lot of things in our black heritage.I think people should be educated about what it really means to be Black and being robbed of your heratige fron generation to generation.
Beneeka
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The race exhibit was so beautifully overwhelming to put it mildly. I under estimated the depth and knowledge that the race exhibit presented. I attended it with Ms. Henderson who just as excited and open minded to all that it had to offer. When we arrived we were welcomed as if we came there often, even invited back at half of the regular price. I was very pleased our chaperon went the extra mile to obtain a paper back copy of the book “Race are we so different? “That explains in depth about each station and more.
The exhibit covered a lot of different aspects of race, not only black and white. Ms. Henderson and I got stuck at the Census area. I loved a photo of about eleven people who wore tee shirts that emphasized what different races were classified in different years. The one that stood out for African American is 1820 Slave, or Free Colored in 1970 Negro 1990 Black. I was speechless to know that at one point blacks were considered three fifths of a person how demeaning and sad was that wow. It was a gift to hear the students from St. John Fisher express how they felt and for them also it was over whelming. Most don’t understand because they have not lived with the disrespect and struggles other races live with on a daily bases. To have privileges or struggles because of your race is a sad aspect of life. This exhibit and our classes sharing their perception of the exhibit were awesome. I hope it motivates us as a people to change the senseless coding of cultures.
The race exhibit was interesting to say the least and it was very well put together. The exhibit demonstrated many different aspects of race of all cultures, especially focusing on African Americans comparison to other races.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first entered the exhibit, I was very overwhelmed with the different type of stations that were set up. So I took it upon myself to make a preliminary lap around the premises stopping at certain sections that drew interest to me. During this lap, I noticed the HAPA project which really caught my eye. It was so interesting how they showed pictures of people and there nationalities underneath. Some of them you could definitely see the resemblance, however others surprised me. It was kind of like the lesson "don’t judge a book by its cover", and relating it to certain individuals whom may have presented qualities that don’t reflect their type of race of nationality.
This race exhibit helped influence me to push away from certain stereotypes types that are devolved for cultures that are sole based on inferences of assumptions made of a culture. Stereotypes label certain cultures with these stereotypes and causes people to falsely believe them. I don’t believe this is right by any means, and our going to this exhibit really helped prove them for me and hopefully for others as well.
The race exhibits were very powerful. I truly enjoyed going to the museum, because there was more than jsut one look on things. There were several exhibits that displayed more than most people are even knowledgeable to. These exhibits were very powerful and spoke to all people, they were not just targeted at one specific group of people which was outstanding to me.
ReplyDeleteBeing a future teacher I found most everything very interesting because it was all valuable information that is important for future generations to be aware about. Children who are going to be our future leaders and employers should be aware of their American history, so I found it extremely important to pay attention to everything so i can correctly teach our future leaders very powerful history about our country. One exhibit that I found very interesting was matching voices to faces. This was interesting to me because so many kids today discriminate against children who talk different than them or who look different. This would be a great exhibit to bring into the classroom to show students that voice isn't everything as well as looks. This would be a way for all of this discrimination to be put to an end and demolished.
Although it is very important to learn about how things were, these "things" shouldn't still be happening in out present day and age.
I found the race exhibit to be very interesting with all the different stations set up that really opened up your eyes on the some historical information that many of us may not have known prior to going to RMSC. One of the thigns I that drew my attention was computer that showed how man kind orginated in Africa and that man kind slowly disperessed from Africa slowly throughout time eventually forming different races of the millions of years. I also liked the station that had the different faces on the screen and played different voices speakinga and you had to try and see if you could matchup the voice witht the face and I found that you can't really base someones race just off of there voice because I only correctly picked a few people.
ReplyDeleteThe part of the museum that I really connected with was the station that talked about the different mascotts in sports and how many native tribes take great offense to these. Coming from a native founded city being Canandaigua which was actually translated from what the native tribes called it. Our school logo had to be changed due to the reamining local people who felt discomfort with it and fought to have it changed out of the respect of their ancestors in which the school district obliged. So to me that really hit home with my fanhood of sports and it was something i could really relate to and found intriguing.
As a visitor to the race exhibit I learned a lot that I never expected to happen while viewing all of the required exhibits and then coming up with what I had learned from them. While visiting the "stories bench" I learned about people telling their unique and interesting stories of how they grew up and their very different life experiences. Especially if they were bi-racial and what a challenge it was to struggle through a homogenous life, where being white is still the norm. A woman spoke about going through "whiteness", for example the mainstream media and their stereotypes. A Chinese-American man talked about how he embraced the popular culture. He was the only member of his family not born in China. And a Jewish man also interestingly discussed about the privileges of being white. When I got to the Separate and Unequal 1700-2000 part of the exhibit, it appalled me to find out that the idea of whites and blacks were not equal so they were separated in every way all the way until 1960s! This horrified me on so many levels, and to learn about the Jim Crow laws, which established segregation of whites from blacks, from separate entrances to drinking fountains to separate restrooms. An interesting quote I learned was "slavery is not abolished until the black man has the ballot" Frederick Douglass 1865. In the Who's Talking? exhibit, we had the opportunity to guess who was speaking (men and women) and looked at pictures of them. I concluded there is no way to tell at all. And the last required exhibit, the HAPA Project, it is a Hawaiian word for origin, that means a person is of mixed race or ethnicity with partial roots in the Asian or Pacific community, where we saw a bunch of people with their stories of pride in where their origins were and how it is truly a story of how we are all just people. This was an eye-opening adventure in which I learned a great deal about what we are as people, and how I believe we have a long way to go.
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed the RACE exhibit because it was both fun and informational. Being able to learn and interact with hands-on informational activities was a very inspiring way to be educated about race. I enjoyed the HAPA station because it showed that someone's personality and background cannot be determined simply just by looking at them physically. It was very interesting to see the contrast between some of the races that people were and what they looked like. Many times I was surprised to see that people of certain ethnicities did not at all look like what they stereotypically look like. I enjoyed being able to write down my own story and where I came from as well. It was nice to be included in the project. I also enjoyed the "Who's Talking?" activity. It was very cool to listen to the voices of people and try to match them with a corresponding face. Many times it was not who I expected it to be. This showed that you can not always tell where someone comes from simply by looking at them. I liked the "Separate and Unequal" board because it followed through history the movements which helped advocate for civil rights. I found that while many events I already knew about, for example, Brown vs. Board of Education, others I did not know about. The timeline went all the way from the 1600s up until 2006. This was neat to see because it showed how much time has passed and all the effort that has gone into creating equal rights. The video about the kids in school and how they view each other was very interesting because I could easily relate to it. It was cool to hear the opinions of other students and see them discuss race among each other. All together, I enjoyed the entire museum and think it was a very educational and fun experience.
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