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Title Black lotus : a woman's search for racial identity / Sil Lai Abrams.
Author Abrams, Sil Lai.
Publication Info. New York : Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, 2016.
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Edition First Karen Hunter Publishing/Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Description xiii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Summary "The unique and beautifully written story of one multiracial woman's journey of acceptance and identity that tackles the fraught topic of race in America. Sil Lai Abrams always knew she was different, with darker skin and curlier hair than her siblings. But when the man who she thought was her dad told her the truth--that her father was actually black--her whole world was turned upside down. Raised primarily in the Caucasian community of Winter Park, Florida, Abrams was forced to re-examine who she really was and struggle with her Caucasian, African American, and Chinese identities. In her remarkable memoir, she shares this journey and how it speaks to a larger question: Why does race matter? Black Lotus is a story of acceptance and identity but it is also a dialogue on the complex topic of race in this country by an award-winning writer and inspirational speaker"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Abrams, Sil Lai.
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United Statesv -- Biography.
Winter Park (Fla.) -- Biography.
Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Biography.
Ethnicity -- United States -- Biography.
Self-acceptance -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations -- Biography.
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Abrams, Sil Lai. Black lotus First Karen Hunter Publishing/Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Karen Hunter Publishing/Gallery Books, 2016 9781451688481 (DLC) 2016014122.
ISBN 1451688466 (hardcover) : $24.99
9781451688467 (hardcover)
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