White like her : my family's story of race and racial passing
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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.
Physical Desc
xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.8009 LUKASI 2017
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305.8009 LUKASI 2017
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography.
African American women -- Race identity -- Case studies.
African Americans -- Race identity -- Case studies.
Kalina, Alvera Frederic, -- 1921-2014.
Lukasik, Gail -- Family.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies.
Racially mixed women -- Race identity -- United States.
Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations
African American women -- Race identity -- Case studies.
African Americans -- Race identity -- Case studies.
Kalina, Alvera Frederic, -- 1921-2014.
Lukasik, Gail -- Family.
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies.
Racially mixed women -- Race identity -- United States.
Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations
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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
White Like Her: My Familys Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasiks mothers “passing,” Gails struggle with the shame of her mothers choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption. In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mothers decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mothers fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mothers racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage. With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lukasik, G. (2017). White like her: my family's story of race and racial passing . Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lukasik, Gail. 2017. White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing. Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lukasik, Gail. White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lukasik, Gail. White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.
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