Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and BiculturalAs we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common. Skin color and place of birth are no longer reliable signifiers of one's identity or origin. Simple questions like What are you? and Where are you from? aren't answered—they are discussed. These eighteen essays, joined by a shared sense of duality, address the difficulties of not fitting into and the benefits of being part of two worlds. Through the lens of personal experience, they offer a broader spectrum of meaning for race and culture. And in the process, they map a new ethnic terrain that transcends racial and cultural division. |
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... Dar es Salaam , an ancient trade out- post for Africans from the interior , has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples and cultures , colonized in turn by the sultans of Oman , the Germans , and the British . I soon began ...
... Dar es Salaam , an ancient trade out- post for Africans from the interior , has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples and cultures , colonized in turn by the sultans of Oman , the Germans , and the British . I soon began ...
Page 166
... Dar es Salaam to work and live , and perhaps eventually settle in Zaire . In terms of " degrees of acculturation , " my brother James , all but an infant when we moved to Dar es Salaam , is even more Tanzanian than Kolo . James has ...
... Dar es Salaam to work and live , and perhaps eventually settle in Zaire . In terms of " degrees of acculturation , " my brother James , all but an infant when we moved to Dar es Salaam , is even more Tanzanian than Kolo . James has ...
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... Dar is my family's current home , but to me it is only one of many possible homes . Growing up in Dar es Salaam as a bicultural expatriate who nonetheless came to identify with Tanzanian culture , I realized that identi- fying myself ...
... Dar is my family's current home , but to me it is only one of many possible homes . Growing up in Dar es Salaam as a bicultural expatriate who nonetheless came to identify with Tanzanian culture , I realized that identi- fying myself ...
Contents
LOST IN PLACE | 1 |
THE MULATTO MILLENNIUM | 12 |
THE DOUBLE HELIX | 28 |
Copyright | |
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Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural Claudine C. O'Hearn Limited preview - 1998 |
Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural Claudine C. O'Hearn Limited preview - 2008 |
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References to this book
Claiming Place: Biracial Young Adults of the Post-Civil Rights Era Marion Kilson No preview available - 2001 |
Thriving in the Multicultural Classroom: Principles and Practices for ... Mary Dilg Limited preview - 2003 |