Here is a review by George Elliott Clarke of Zetta Elliott’s memoir Stranger in the Family, an excellent book by a black (biracial) Canadian living in the States. The book does not discuss adoption, but I include it here because it addresses issues many transracial adoptees grapple with: belonging, home and “the shifting terrain upon [...]
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Zetta Elliott, Stranger in the Family
Posted in George Elliott Clarke, Zetta Elliott, african canadian, belonging, black canadians, family, identity, mixed race on February 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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