Your Letters: Glad to see that you are still embarking on your noble mission. The Sikh article was informative. I have had a very heartfelt empathy with the Sikhs ever since chatting with taxi drivers shortly after 9/11. The Sikh drivers were so afraid of my interest and enquiry that it has resonated with me for some time. At any rate, godspeed! Best regards, - George Slowik, New York, NY I've just discovered Urban Mozaik on-line and feel that I've somehow been deprived of a wonderful site. I love every section and find myself learning more and more about people, things, and places than I ever could without actual being there. I hope you guys stay around for a long time. Keep up the excellent work. - Virginia Wilson Just wanted to say that I really enjoy the publication (and I'm so glad you now make it available to everyone!).  In this issue (Nov/Dec 2001), I thought that the article about "Sensitive Words" was very well-written and made several interesting points that I had never given any thought to - as I'm sure was the case for many of your readers.  It's articles like this that give me hope for people!  I intend to talk about the article and its ideas in my classes, to open up discussion with my students.  Keep up the excellent work!   - Robert Glazer I was looking at your magazine and it's got a very nice look to it. I read some of the articles, too. It's very impressive what you've put together. My feeling is that I often think the world would be a better place if we were all color blind. I think it's great for people to be proud of who they are and their heritage. But maybe sometimes there's too much emphasis on the differences we have. I know my kids learn about cultures all over the world in school and I think that's great. I guess I worry that perhaps kids aren't sophisticated enough in their thought process to appreciate the different cultures and just hear "different." I'm not sure some adults hear anything other than "different" either. One thing I hope my kids take from growing up with mixed-race parentage is that those differences don't matter -- that it's perfectly natural for different people from different cultures or races to come together. I think all this is similar to the way I look at things like the Gay Pride Parade. I don't have a problem with gay people (and I'd mention I have gay friends but that always sounds like such a stupid way to defend yourself.... oops, I just mentioned it anyway). I guess my attitude is, "OK, you're gay. So what? I'm not gay. So what?" I don't see the need for a parade celebrating the fact that people are gay or not gay. 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