St. Stephen's Community House
Autore di The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality
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- Opere
- 3
- Utenti
- 65
- Popolarità
- #261,994
- Voto
- 4.5
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 8
From lands that serve the white man’s desires, that cater to your every need.
I wish I'd had this book way back when I started adolescence.
As the description says, this book includes interviews, poems and short essays.
The interviews were my favourite part of the book because a few of them were done with older generations (my parents' generation and older) and it was just fascinating to have first-hand accounts on how it all was.
The poems and essays, those hit closer to home. They were all about things I have experienced and things I deal with every day as a mixed race person. They were poignant and they raised important issues. All parents of mixed race children should read Mia-Skye Sagara's essay "My Advice To Parents" and Karen Arthurton "Advice for Parents and Caregivers" on the importance of an open dialogue about race with your children. I wish mine had read it.
Constantly thinking about your racial identity is something only the privileged can afford not to do. Racism is a ubiquitous topic (as it should be), but biracial and multiracial voices are not commonly heard. There are defining issues, like being forced to choose, to define yourself a certain way, and deny the rest, when that definition is just a small part of the whole person you are. There are particular struggles that only mixed race people face and should be known to everyone.
I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in racism, race relations and multiculturalism, but I especially recommend it to all the young biracial and mixed race people, so they may know they are not alone.… (altro)