Grandparents

Cash and Harmony

2023-01-19T17:13:17+00:00January 19th, 2023|

  Cash and Harmony by debora Ewing   I met with Blaire Grady at a pool hall in Annandale, Virginia, where we intended to talk about my many projects. Blaire is an artist, a writer, and the founder of Strangers & Karma: an online literature & arts community. I wanted to show her a piece of my world, including Cuesion Fries – a local version of poutine with bulgogi & kim chee mixed in. Everything in Annandale has Korean mixed in. As it happens, so does Blaire’s family.   Blaire’s [...]

Happy Grandparents Day!

2021-09-12T13:37:57+00:00September 12th, 2021|

Come To Vegas – a Long-Distance Grandma “Come meet us in Las Vegas.” My daughter messaged me; she and my youngest grandson Ashton would be flying from Michigan to Vegas for six days. Alarms started pinging in my mind. COVID-19 loomed over everything. I’d been laid off for months and was using savings to pay the bills. Nobody was responding to my job applications. My daughter was taking my grandson on an airplane during a pandemic. To Las Vegas. “The flights are crazy cheap, Mom,” she said. It was true [...]

Multigenerational Vacations

2021-07-19T17:13:15+00:00July 19th, 2021|

This article appeared in the New York Times and is an excellent resource for grandparents going on a multigenerational family vacation.   How to Have a Fun, Multigenerational Family Vacation Sometimes a trip with small children means the same chores in a different place. Here’s advice on how to make it a vacation.   With 20 family members on their latest vacation, Emily Morgan’s family has figured out a system for dividing up the chores. Credit...Emily Morgan   By Paula Span July 17, 2021 Feeling released after a terrible year, this summer [...]

Announcement

2021-06-28T20:41:44+00:00June 28th, 2021|

YOU ANSWERED We recently asked for people to apply to become the President of our Project RACE Grandparents division. We got very lucky and many qualified people answered the call. We decided on Deb Ewing. Deb has been an active Project RACE member for many years, helping with several important projects and we are over the moon that she will lead our grandparents into the future. Take a look at Deb’s bio and picture on our website at Ewing Family Story on the front page of our site at projectrace.com [...]

Grandparent?

2021-06-19T16:38:13+00:00June 19th, 2021|

Project RACE is looking for that special person to head up Project RACE Grandparents Division. Mostly, it requires someone who has the passion for making the world better for our grandchildren. The perfect candidate will have the following qualifications: Computer savvy. No, you don’t have to know how to code, but you should be able to send photos. Be a good writer. You will be preparing posts for our blog and website. Be a good interviewer. Be opinionated. Just as long as those opinions are Project RACE’s core beliefs! Have [...]

Happy Grandparents Day!

2018-09-08T19:41:14+00:00September 8th, 2018|

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY! The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is undeniably important. But is it even more important when the child is multiracial? We think so. We know that interracial families are on the rise. We know that the multiracial population is the fastest growing group in America. The social support of grandparents is important in early identity of children. Most of us can fondly remember spending time with our grandparents, which led to memories we still have today. As grandparents to multiracial children, we can enrich their experiences by [...]

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