I have a paper I should be working on, and three presentations to be preparing for, but I have a few things on my mind I thought I would get on paper, or screen, so that I can reference them later.
I want to do some research into the timeline of the Romani migrations. I have a few textbooks to allow me to do this with some authority, so I purchased a world map today to work on just that.
In the same line, I want to see and understand the times and conditions of the area of Czechloslovakia. The CR and the Slovaks have many issues with the Roma and I am curious to see how far back it goes and when the animosity seems to have occured and why.
My paper needs a lot of work, but I think I can get a few answers from the USHMM next week to get me on my way. I need to create a list of documents I need this weekened.
As for my language studies, I need to put the pedal to the metal. I am behind and need to really get moving on the vocab and structure. I am behind, and I am ashamed of that. The next 14 days are going to be busy around here.
We will see what all this gets me. Can I still make it in the Honors Program?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Just catching up
It has been awhile since I've posted, but my time is currently divided between teaching, my own studies, and planning a spring concert. I think I'm having fun doing it, but sometimes I'm not so sure.
I am on spring break from college, so I have taken the time to update my website and get some writing done. My book, titled Petty Theft, is about a young Rom serving in the underground in WWII in Poland. Now that it is complete, I get to search for a publisher.Keep checking my webpage for scenes from the book.
Next on my list of 'things to do' is write a research paper on the topic of the "Final Solution to the Gypsy Menace" during the Holocaust. I have been researching the topic for almost 10 years, so I think the paper will flow smoothly, but I am running out of time. The paper is due at the end of May.
I'll be doing some teaching in honor of International Romani Day this year. I have two lectures scheduled at two different local high schools on the 9th and one on the 8th. I'll be speaking about the Romani Holocaust and the aftershocks that are still being felt by Roma today. What students seem to find fascinating is how little they hear of any other groups that were affected by the Holocaust beyond the Jews. Often students refer to the Holocaust as 'the Jewish Holocaust', which always opens the door to show that genocide was not a one-time event.
Speaking of the Holocaust, the Auschwitz sign has been in the news once more. A Polish court found the three men who stole the sign guilty and the man who started this obscene act is in the process of being extradited from Sweden to Poland. If you are interested in the details, here's the link.
Time to get back to work. I promise to be more deligent in the future.
I am on spring break from college, so I have taken the time to update my website and get some writing done. My book, titled Petty Theft, is about a young Rom serving in the underground in WWII in Poland. Now that it is complete, I get to search for a publisher.Keep checking my webpage for scenes from the book.
Next on my list of 'things to do' is write a research paper on the topic of the "Final Solution to the Gypsy Menace" during the Holocaust. I have been researching the topic for almost 10 years, so I think the paper will flow smoothly, but I am running out of time. The paper is due at the end of May.
I'll be doing some teaching in honor of International Romani Day this year. I have two lectures scheduled at two different local high schools on the 9th and one on the 8th. I'll be speaking about the Romani Holocaust and the aftershocks that are still being felt by Roma today. What students seem to find fascinating is how little they hear of any other groups that were affected by the Holocaust beyond the Jews. Often students refer to the Holocaust as 'the Jewish Holocaust', which always opens the door to show that genocide was not a one-time event.
Speaking of the Holocaust, the Auschwitz sign has been in the news once more. A Polish court found the three men who stole the sign guilty and the man who started this obscene act is in the process of being extradited from Sweden to Poland. If you are interested in the details, here's the link.
Time to get back to work. I promise to be more deligent in the future.
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