By IsmΓ©e Williams One of the reasons I love to read YA fiction is that the characters resonate. They face the same struggles of the human experience we all face, struggles we remember, one of the most important of which is figuring out where you belongβfinding your place and your pack. This can … [Read more...] about How Young Adult Literature Can Help Biracial Teens Find Themselves
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How IsmeΜe Williams’s Cuban Grandparents Inspired THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD
By IsmΓ©e Williams One of the primary psychological tasks facing a young person is to form an identity separate from oneβs family. Anyone whoβs taken a psychology course will recall Erik Eriksonβs developmental stages. According to Erikson, as we grow, we work through different conflicts. Each … [Read more...] about How IsmeΜe Williams’s Cuban Grandparents Inspired THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD