[LisaCA]

not to nitpick, but most safari stuff and tribal masks on the open market don't come from north africa (many of them come from places like china, lol. global economy and all.) Most animal safaris take place in east africa, while the tribal masks on the market don't really appear to have one particular culture or region in mind.

I wandered around my home looking for clues to a non-anthropologists that people of color live here and here's what I saw: nothing really, aside from books, some hair products. dd's bookshelf is full of a ton of books with african americans, but also others. we don't have dolls, but if we did they'd probably be rather diverse in ethnicity (and I saw some great accessories to add to dolls to make them differently abled too). We have puzzles that show a variety of peoples too. Oh and family photos.

I think it's about you and your family integrating others into their household. if you have a ton of stuff celebrating, say, irish heritage, then you should have a ton of stuff celebrating your child's heritage.

but primarily it's about making sure you and your family are aware they are a multicultural household. It's all in the mind and in your actions, in your neighborhood, community, church and school.