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Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural by Claudine C. O'Hearn - ISBN: 9780375700118
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As 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 discuss…

Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural

Writers on Growing up Biracial and Bicultural

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 1998

Summary

How do you measure someone’s race or culture? Half this, quarter that, born here, raised there. What name do you give that? These eighteen essays, joined by a shared sense of duality, address both the difficulties of not fitting into and the benefits of being part of two worlds.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375700118
ISBN-10:0375700110
Author:Claudine C. O'Hearn
Publisher:Pantheon Books
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Edition:1st
Release Date:15 August 1998
Weight:268g
Dimensions:15mm x 133mm x 203mm
Audience Age:14-17
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“The future is here in these fascinating looks at complicated identities. Insightful, hilarious, and often heartbreaking. I can’t wait for my daughter (part Cuban, part Japanese, part Jewish) to grow up and read it.” –Cristina Garcia, author of The Aguero Sisters

About The Author

Claudine C. O'Hearn

CLAUDINE CHIAWEI O’HEARN was born in Hong Kong and raised in Asia and Europe. She lives in New York City.

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