It's a well-known fact that I was inspired by my daughter to start Mosaic the Label. But what might not be so well-known is that my biggest reason to keep going is her as well.
For some of us, names are just names. It’s a word that other people call us by, a word by which we’re known to the world. Your name might be something familiar like Sam, Jennifer, Chloe, or David, but sometimes, it may be something that raises people’s eyebrows like Ruòxī or Aapikka.
My daughter is four years old and is multiracial. She is Irish and Trinidadian from my side and black and Puerto Rican from my husband’s side. Here are 5 things related to reading that we do to help explore race and her racial identity with her.