Nancy Colasurdo, Author at unfettered

Immigration through the Lens of My Heritage

Posted by Nancy Colasurdo | Nov 16, 2018 | Culture, Race |

I have yet to come across an American who wants wide open borders. I don’t know of any informed citizen who isn’t worried about immigration policy or who doesn’t understand we’re in crisis mode in this area. This is the common ground. Virtually all of us are aligned on this. But this is not the commonly held belief in our country. The more prevalent thought is that, generally speaking, liberals think we should just let everyone in without process. Time and again, on conservative media and from the mouth of the President at his rallies, we hear that the...

My Precarious, Precious Parents

Posted by Nancy Colasurdo | Nov 11, 2018 | Health, Living |

A few Fridays ago, my parents were scheduled to pick me up at Point Pleasant train station at 1 p.m. The idea was to go to the “fine” baby store nearby so my mother could pick out a gift for an upcoming baby shower. While I was in Secaucus train station to make a connection that would have me on the train for two hours, I saw on the board that there were delays. As it turned out, I wound up on an earlier train that would get in at about 12:30 p.m. I called my mother and informed...

Unpacking the Notion of Racism by Association

Posted by Nancy Colasurdo | Oct 27, 2018 | Race |

Have you ever been in a group of people who, when you leave the room, shortly thereafter bring down the volume on their conversation? That happened to me recently. I could still hear them through the closed door. No, they weren’t talking about me. They were taking advantage of my absence to talk freely about something involving race. No ‘N’ word. Nothing vile. More like casual commentary on how overblown racism is. I confess my eyes filled up. I felt my difference in that moment. I didn’t fully understand why I should be proud instead of hurt until I...

Political Discourse at the Diner

Posted by Nancy Colasurdo | Oct 21, 2018 | Culture |

The other day I was in a favorite local haunt having a conversation with two guys I see often in town. Both are Republican. A year and a half ago, when we’d have a conversation about politics, they’d pounce on my points before they were out of my mouth. President Trump is the be-all, end-all. He is the answer. Wait – where’s my caps lock key? — make that the ANSWER. But this week, we had a shift in our dynamic. I like talking to these guys, so I almost always welcome the discourse, face to face, no hiding...

Giving Senior Citizens Space to Feel

Posted by Nancy Colasurdo | Oct 4, 2018 | Culture, Living |

We’re in a time when a woman will be partaking in a conversation and the next thing you know what will come spilling out in an almost even tone is that time when her doctor raped her. It happened to me this morning. “Nancy, it was five years before I realized what he did to me was wrong.” **** On the evenings when I prepare a topic, or prompt, for my senior citizens’ writing group the next morning, my greatest challenge is to try to gauge the mood or mindset of my students. By this I mean that there...

Author: Nancy Colasurdo

Immigration through the Lens of My Heritage

My Precarious, Precious Parents

Unpacking the Notion of Racism by Association

Political Discourse at the Diner

Giving Senior Citizens Space to Feel

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