Half and Half

by O'Hearn, Claudine C

• ISBN13: 9780375700118
• ISBN10: 0375700110
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780307485762
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1998-06-09
• Publisher: Pantheon
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Summary

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 discussed. These eighteen essays, joined by a shared sense of duality, address the difficulties of not fitting into and the benefits of being part of two worlds. Through the lens of personal experience, they offer a broader spectrum of meaning for race and culture. And in the process, they map a new ethnic terrain that transcends racial and cultural division.

Author Biography

Claudine Chiawei O'Hearn was born in Hong Kong and raised in Asia and Europe.  She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Lost in Place	p. 1
The Mulatto Millennium	p. 12
The Double Helix	p. 28
California Palms	p. 38
Moro Like Me	p. 49
The Road From Ballygunge	p. 71
Reflections on my Daughter	p. 80
Life as an Alien	p. 99
Lost in the Middle	p. 112
The Funeral Banquet	p. 125
A White Woman of Color	p. 139
A Middle Passage	p. 150
Food and the Immigrant	p. 170
What Color is Jesus?	p. 181
Postcards from "Home"	p. 197
From Here to Poland	p. 216
Technicolor	p. 245
An Ethnic Trump	p. 265
About the Authors	p. 269
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