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All the Women in My Family Sing

Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom
Deborah Santana
Nothing But the Truth Publishing, LLC
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ISBN-13:
9780997296228
Veröffentl:
2018
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0
Autor:
Deborah Santana
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All the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and self-worth. These brief, trenchant essays capture the aspirations and wisdom of women of color as they exercise autonomy, creativity, and dignity and build bridges to heal the brokenness in today's turbulent world. Sixty-nine authors - African American, Asian American, Chicana, Native American, Cameroonian, South African, Korean, LGBTQI - lend their voices to broaden cross-cultural understanding and to build bridges to each other's histories and daily experiences of life. America Ferrera's essay is from her powerful speech at the Women's March in Washington D.C.; Natalie Baszile writes about her travels to Louisiana to research Queen Sugar and finding the "e;painful truths"e; her father experienced in the "e;belly of segregation;"e; Porochista Khakpourtells us what it is like to fly across America under the Muslim travel ban; Lalita Tademy writes about her transition from top executive at Sun Microsystems to NY Times bestselling author. This anthology is monumental and timely as human rights and justice are being challenged around the world. It is a watershed title, not only written, but produced entirely by women of color, including the publishing, editing, process management, book cover design, and promotions. Our vision is to empower underrepresented voices and to impact the world of publishing in America - particularly important in a time when 80% of people who work in publishing self-identify as white (as found recently in a study by Lee & Low Books, and reported on NPR).
All the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and self-worth. These brief, trenchant essays capture the aspirations and wisdom of women of color as they exercise autonomy, creativity, and dignity and build bridges to heal the brokenness in today’s turbulent world. Sixty-nine authors — African American, Asian American, Chicana, Native American, Cameroonian, South African, Korean, LGBTQI — lend their voices to broaden cross-cultural understanding and to build bridges to each other’s histories and daily experiences of life.America Ferrera’s essay is from her powerful speech at the Women’s March in Washington D.C.;Natalie Baszile writes about her travels to Louisiana to research Queen Sugar and finding the “painful truths” her father experienced in the “belly of segregation;”Porochista Khakpour tells us what it is like to fly across America under the Muslim travel ban;Lalita Tademy writes about her transition from top executive at Sun Microsystems to NY Times bestselling author. This anthology is monumental and timely as human rights and justice are being challenged around the world. It is a watershed title, not only written, but produced entirely by women of color, including the publishing, editing, process management, book cover design, and promotions. Our vision is to empower underrepresented voices and to impact the world of publishing in America — particularly important in a time when 80% of people who work in publishing self-identify as white (as found recently in a study by Lee & Low Books, and reported on NPR).

Table of Contents

 

Foreword by Deborah Santana                                                                                           2

Introduction                                                                                                                                      4

 

Editing Identity:

Women of Color and Identity on Cultural Identity, Gender and Sexuality                   10

 

Samina Ali  Labor of Love                                                                                          12

Eliana Ramage — Indian Territory                                                                              18

Camille Hayes – Zebra                                                                                                20

Randi Bryant-Agenbroad – The Bad Black                                                                 22

Shyla Margaret Machanda – The Colour of Transparency                                          24

Sophia Remolde – Freeing My Seoul                                                             26

La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson – From Negro to Black                                                  28

Ugochi Egonu — African in America                                                                         30

Janine Shiota – AWOL WOC                                                                                     34

Mila Jam – Home: A Transgender Journey                                                                36

 

At Home in the World:                                                                                                        

Women of Color on Immigration, Migration and the Idea of Home                              39

           

            America Ferrera — All-American                                                                               40

            Blaire Topash-Caldwell —  Reclaiming Indigenous Space                                         45

            Sara Marchant – Proof of Blood                                                                                 47

            Fabiana Monteiro — The Perfect Life                                                             50

            Shizue Seigel – Swimming in the New Normal                                                          54

            Tammy Thea – Escape from The Cambodian Killing Fields                           60

            Phiroozeh Romer – This is How You Do in Karachi                                     63

            Sridevi Ramanathan – Truth Be Told                                                              66

            Sara Marchant – Proof of Blood                                                                                 69

            Porochista Khakpour  – Why Persian New Year Is Different                        72

 

Trailblazers, Hellraisers & Stargazers:

Women of Color Talk Careers, Work and Worth                                                            77

           

Marian Wright Edelman — The Tireless Indispensable                                              78

            Belva Davis – What it Takes: A Letter To My Granddaughter                                   82

            Deborah J McDuffie – Forever, For Always, For Luther                                           84

            K E Garland – You’re Hired                                                                                       87

            Kelly Woolfolk – Finding Home                                                                                90

            Lalita Tademy – Willie Dee                                                                                         93

            Charina Lumley — The Payat Paradox                                                                       96

            Want Chyi – Asian American Punk                                                                            98

            Kristala Jones Prather  –  Dreams of MIT                                                                  101                                                                                                              

 

With Liberty and Justice for All:

Women of Color on the Struggle for Social Justice and Equality                                    106

 

            Alicia Garza — State of the Union                                                                              107

            Hope Wabuke — What Is Said                                                                                   112

            Menen Hailu — Invisible Women                                                                              115

            Wanda Holland Greene – A Hairy Situation                                                               118

            Sugi Ganeshanathan – Whale Country                                                                        122

            Intisar Rabb — Sharia Law and the Civil Rights Movement                                      128

In a Family Way:

Women of Color on Family & Friendship                                                                          133

 

Jennifer de Leon — A Pink Dress                                                                              134

Jaime Leon Lin-Yu — Offerings                                                                                139

Tara Dorabji – A Note to the Boy Who Was My Son                                                142

Miriam Ching Yoon Louie – Beloved Halmoni                                                          144

Ethel Morgan Smith – The Problem with Evolving                                                    146

Marti Paschal – A Photograph of Martin                                                                    150

Vicki L. Ward – An Exceptional Father                                                                      153

Meilan Carter-Gilkey – A Motherhood Journey                                                         156

Maria Ramos-Chertok — Look Where You’re Living                                               160

Nuris Terrero – A Letter to my Son                                                                            163

Rhonda Turpin – Prison Parenting                                                                              166

Soniah Kamal – Scolding Other People’s Kids                                                          168

Nayomi Munaweera – Thoughts on Mother’s Day                                                    171

 

But Beautiful…

Women of Color Address and Redress the Beauty Myth                                                178

 

Nari Kirk – Doppelganger Dreams                                                                             180

Mercy L. Tullis-Bukhari – Black Dolls for Everyone                                                 185

Emma Talbott  –  The Gift of Hair, The Gift of Joy                                                    188

Maroula Blades – Touch-and-Go                                                                                191

Charmaine Marie Branch--Stumbling Into Beauty                                                      194

Dera R. Williams – Not Shirley Temple Curls                                                            196                  Nira Hyman  – New Year’s Day                                                                                200

Tere Romo  –  Re-Searching for a Truly American Art                                              203





Meet, Stay, Love:

Women of Color Talk Sex, Romance and Sexuality                                                         205

           

            Michelle “Mush” Lee – stay                                                                                        210

            Lucreshia Grant — Phone Sex Operator                                                                     212     

            Tameka Norris —One Artist’s Way                                                                           214

            Veronica Kugler — The Tunnel                                                                                  216

 

The Cure for What Ails You:

     Women of Color Transcending Illness and Trauma                                                   217

 

            Meera Bowman-Johnson— Pressing Pause                                                              218

            Kristin Leavy Miller – A Kid Like Mine                                                                    224

            Nikki Abramson  –  Invisibility                                                                                  227

            Kira Allen - On Learning to Thrive                                                                             230

            Jordan Johnson – The Black Sickness                                                                        232

            Lisa Jones — Nicholas                                                                                               235

 

A Woman's Journey is Never Done:

Women of Color on Traveling Far, Wide and Deep                                                          243

 

Yessenia Funes – What’s Left in La Quebrada                                                           244

Nashormeh Lindo- From the Middle Room to the Mountains: The Artist Within      250

Jessica Rodriguez – From Crack to Condos                                                               253

Rita Roberts-Turner – When Life is a Crystal Stair                                                     256

Robtel Neajai Pailey – In a World Obsessed With a Passport                                     258

Denise Diaab – The Road to El Camino                                                                      260

Roshila Nair - Small Places                                                                                         265

 

Contributors’ Biographies                                                                                                   270

 

Endnotes                                                                                                                                275

 

 

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