It's not all black and white : multiracial youth speak out /
Biracial and multiracial youth discuss their lives and questions of identity though poems, essays, interviews, and personal reflections.
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Toronto :
Annick Press,
[2012]
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Table of Contents:
- We've come a long way. One of many ; Race is ubiquitous ; It's 2012, where have you been? ; Interview with Carol Camper, part one ; What am I supposed to look like? ; When your history's a mystery ; Interview with Jorge Lozano, my father ; Places, everyone-- action ; By Anonymous, a sixteen-year-old indigenous youth ; Interview with Jacqueline Kalaidjian
- Can I see your ID? No ID ; Not so traditional ; Black & white ; Interracial : Ojibwa, Seneca (Mohawk), and Métis ; What is your crazy fascination? ; Hair, or, glorious hair ; Black but not so beautiful ; Chameleon ; Mixed dranks on me ; Not just sexy ; Interview with Tomás Sebastian : white but boring ; Excerpt from "itty bitty-- a one-woman play"
- My world around me. Token people, token friends ; Navigating through culture : finding my way home ; One thing leads to another ; A different world ; Chocolate or milk : what's your favorite flavor? ; The blind side ; Family picture ; Assimilation, assimilation ; Loss of one half of me ; Mismatch ; Stir-fry ; Interview with Veronica Salvatierra : a young Latina mom talks about raising a mixed child ; My advice to parents : a mixed daughter's perspective
- Above and beyond race. No matter how many times ; The way I am ; Interview with Carol Camper, part two ; Complex simplicity ; Balance ; On a positive note ; Raindrop
- Advice for parents and caregivers.