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A review by kimnlove56
Raising Mixed Race: Multiracial Asian Children in a Post-Racial World by Sharon H. Chang
5.0
It may not offer much guidance in having conversations about race with my children, but this book was the first one to amplify what I've been feeling while raising my multiracial family. The people, the experiences presented absolutely represent us and give voice to those niggling concerns about race in our progressive, so-called "post-racial" world. If I've ever felt like race wasn't an issue in my community or in my neighborhood, this was the book to bring me back to reality, to remind me that there are many every-day instances when I feel like a person who doesn't belong.
Author Sharon Chang is unrelenting in her assault at the racist framework at play, in a way that feels almost unfair, and is definitely uncomfortable. Reading this, it's hard not to feel defensive, regardless of your racial identity. But her voice is invaluable in its singularity, the only one that's spoken to my experience with race.
Author Sharon Chang is unrelenting in her assault at the racist framework at play, in a way that feels almost unfair, and is definitely uncomfortable. Reading this, it's hard not to feel defensive, regardless of your racial identity. But her voice is invaluable in its singularity, the only one that's spoken to my experience with race.