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 »
Connor’s Boy: a play about a transracial adoptee
Posted in Zetta Elliott, adult adoptees, black adoptees, transracial adoption on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Connor’s Boy, a play about a black transracial adoptee, was staged in January 2008 as part of two new play festivals: in Cleveland, OH as part of Karamu House’s R. Joyce Whitley Festival of New Plays ARENAFEST, and in New York City as part of Maieutic Theatre Works’ Newborn Festival.
CONNOR’S BOY, a play by Zetta [...]
