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Posts tagged with ‘Race and Ethnicity’

FRESH OFF THE BOAT, by Eddie Huang

June 1, 2013

TAIWANESE-AMERICAN FOOD CELEBRITY Eddie Huang’s memoir is candid, irreverent, and funny as hell.  Sharp stuff!

Grade: B PLUS

FRESH OFF THE BOAT: A MEMOIR
Spiegel & Grau
2013

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SEARCHING FOR ZION, by Emily Raboteau

May 24, 2013

SEEKING A “PROMISED LAND” in Israel, Africa, and the US South, a writer looks compellingly at race and faith.

Grade: B PLUS

SEARCHING FOR ZION: THE QUEST FOR HOME IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Grove/Atlantic
2013

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THE ABUNDANCE, by Amit Majmudar

April 25, 2013

TOUCHING, GRACEFUL NOVEL about adult children caring for aging parents, connecting with their Indian heritage.

Grade: B PLUS

THE ABUNDANCE
Henry Holt & Company
2013

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ESLANDA, by Barbara Ransby

April 23, 2013

THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE of Eslanda Robeson, influential writer, civil rights activist, and wife of Paul Robeson.

Grade: B PLUS

ESLANDA: THE LARGE AND UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE OF MRS. PAUL ROBESON
Yale University Press
2013

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BIRD OF PARADISE, by Raquel Cepeda

April 12, 2013

DOMINICAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKER Raquel Cepeda explores her family history, her Latina identity in charming memoir.

Grade: B PLUS

BIRD OF PARADISE: HOW I BECAME LATINA
Simon and Schuster/Atria
2013

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UNCLE SWAMI, by Vijay Prashad

April 1, 2013

INCISIVE, IRREVERENT EXPLORATION of the challenges South Asian Americans have faced since the 9/11 attacks.

Grade: B PLUS

UNCLE SWAMI: SOUTH ASIANS IN AMERICA TODAY
New Press
2012

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THE FIDDLER ON PANTICO RUN, by Joe Mozingo

March 14, 2013

A GENEALOGICAL MYSTERY, UNRAVELED, reveals much about US ideas of race.  Thought-provoking and engaging.

Grade: SOLID B

THE FIDDLER ON PANTICO RUN: AN AFRICAN WARRIOR, HIS WHITE DESCENDANTS, A SEARCH FOR FAMILY
Free Press
2012

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