The Delicate Dance: Living White Being Black A Memoir |
Book Category:
Juvenile Nonfiction > General
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Author:
Paula Heariold-Kinney
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
9781647022907
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Price:
US 16
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Publication Year:
2021
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Publisher Info
Alessa Biondo,
Alessa Biondo_Alessa,585 Alpha Drive Suite 103,
PITTSBURGH ,
Pennsylvania - 15238,USA Inquiry
Book Description
Societal forces that shaped her life as a black woman impact Paula's life. She finds herself attempting to fit into a dominant white society. She describes events from childhood to present that contributed to her life experiences. She addresses her parents' endeavors to teach her how to assimilate and to value the white culture in order to succeed in life. She finds herself concealing her cultural identify when she is in an all-white environment.