{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"7.14: Teaching Our Children About Unfamiliar Accents","description":"Have y\u2019all ever driven down the East Coast? I don\u2019t mean to spoil the magic for you but I gotta say, it\u2019s basically a straight shot through a wall of trees. So I was pretty excited when I noticed a few colorful billboards dotting my path. That excitement quickly turned to disgust when I realized that those billboards were super-duper racist. These billboards not only appropriated Mexican culture but also used broken English and made fun of Mexican accents. Yikes.  In this episode we break down linguistic racism and dig deep into what it looks like and what we can do about it. Press play to learn: What linguistic racism looks like. The detrimental effects of linguistic racism. Why it\u2019s so important to talk to our children about unfamiliar accents.  Concrete ways to introduce unfamiliar accents to our children and fight linguistic racism.   Join us for a Policy Party You know what anti-racism looks like in your home, now let\u2019s take it into our communities! Join us for a Policy Party on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. ET, where Lindsay Dusard will talk to us about refugee allyship! At each Policy Party, we hang out over Zoom with experts from community-based organizations who will help us understand the issues and policies relevant to their area of expertise. Each party focuses on a different subject \u2014 anything from immigration to environmental justice and more! You\u2019ll leave each party with specific actionable steps you can take to make your community more compassionate, inclusive and anti-racist. My friend Lindsay will join us to discuss how we can be better allies to members of the refugee community. She has worked in refugee resettlement for over eight years and is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Graduate School of Education, where her work focuses on understanding factors related to refugee and immigrant students\u2019 sense of belonging, wel-lbeing and success in the U.S. school system. First Name Basis Patreon members will receive free admission, or you can purchase a one-time Policy Party ticket at firstnamebasis.org\/policyparty. If you can\u2019t attend the Policy Party, replays are also available with admission.    Check out our Thanksgiving resources Thanksgiving is next week, and we have a gaggle of free resources for you \u2014 including multiple episodes, sample letters to send your kiddos\u2019 teachers and resources you can use in your home! Want some ideas for how to talk to your kids\u2019 teachers about teaching Thanksgiving in an inclusive, Indigenous-centered way? Head to firstnamebasis.org\/teachingthanksgiving for some sample letters and a free download that you can send to teachers to get the conversation going! Looking for ways to center Indigenous Peoples\u2019 in your family\u2019s Thanksgiving celebration? Head to firstnamebasis.org\/thanksgiving to get some ideas sent straight to your inbox! Looking to learn more about how to celebrate Thanksgiving in a way that reflects the true history? Check out all of Thanksgiving episodes: Season 1, Episode 13: \u201cThe Untold Story of Thanksgiving\u201d Season 1, Episode 14: \u201cHow to Teach Your Children About Thanksgiving\u201d Season 4, Episode 13: \u201cHow to Center Indigenous Peoples During Thanksgiving\u201d   Articles, Studies & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode Please note I am not linking Pedro\u2019s South of the Border because I do not want to drive traffic to their site. \u201cThis S.C. Roadside Attraction is Garish, Tacky and Un-PC \u2014 But I Stopped Anyway\u201d by Maura Judkis, Washington Post  \u201cThe Pervasive Problem of \u2018Linguistic Racism\u2019\u201d, BBC \u201cThe Reason You Discriminate Against Foreign Accents Starts With What They Do to Your Brain\u201d by Michael Erard, Quartz \u201cEveryone Has an Accent\u201d by Walt Wolfram, Learning for Justice \u201cVoices of North Carolina Dialect Awareness Curriculum\u201d, North Carolina State University \u201cWhat is Critical Language Awareness?\u201d Annamend   Song Credit: \u201cSleeper\u201d by Steve Adams\u201d and \u201cDive Down\u201d by VYEN ","author_name":"First Name Basis Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/firstnamebasis.org","html":"