This is what I do instead of my Race & Ethnic Relations midterm project thing.

[maggiehl]

"An in-class presentation on your definitions and research on the subject of "who are my people". The presentation defines what groupings you place yourself in and/or your concepts of ancestry and culture as it relates to practices, beliefs, norms, values, religion, food, marriage, family, etc. This can be creative (interviews with family members,

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[maggiehl]

It was one up in New Jersey or New York, I unfortunately can't remember the family's name... I do remember, however, that the one mafia father got shot/killed while they were driving down the street one day because the family found out he was gay and thought it was embarassing. So embarassing, they didn't ask for permission from the heads of the American mafia to kill him, like they were supposed to. Eventually the whole family got taken down when one man who got caught agreed to wear a wire, and then in court the mafia father who took over after the one was killed agreed to testify against the family and go into witness protection.

I also remember that the family liked to sit around and watch the Soprano's, and critique it, talk about what they were doing wrong and how similar the show was to their lives.

Ok, well maggie misses Mike, I guess I'll see you sometime though. I may actually end up deciding to come back up with Dad, so I can get home and get some photos I may need for a project. But most likely I would then only be in town for a night, and leave on the megabus Sunday morning.