A review by ewormuth
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin

5.0

Having grown up white in Minnesota, I've traveled a long road in coming to recognize in myself white privilege, racism, and an unintentional ignorance of the ways the lives of people of color differed in very significant ways from my life. Living in coastal California for 40+ years certainly helped, but I have continued to learn, even in my senior years. This book of essays took me yet another step further. The essays are touching, dismaying, infuriating. They need to be read not only by every person in Minnesota but by every person in this country. Only when we see our fellow Minnesotans as a vital part of our community, only when we understand as well as we can their experiences and what they want to say to us, will we be able to move forward as a community that accepts, appreciates, and values diversity. Shin's collection of essays can help us in that effort. Highly recommended.