7 Books For Multiracial Families By Multiracial Authors
7 BOOKS FOR MULTIRACIAL FAMILIES BY MULTIRACIAL AUTHORS
The multiracial experience across the globe is a unique one. And it is not often that you come across books that have been written by multiracial authors that speak about what life is like as a mixed raced person. Many of these books are narratives and others are short stories but none let the reader down. Topics readily discussed include making friends, dating, family dynamics, double prejudice and more. Hence if you have been looking for some multiracial books by multiracial authors this is your list.
7 BOOKS FOR MULTIRACIAL FAMILIES BY MULTIRACIAL AUTHORS
1.) Multiracial Child Resource Book: Living Complex Identities
Pages: 266
Authors: Matt Kelley and Maria P. P. Root
Publisher: MAVIN Foundation
Language: English
Summary: This book is an excellent resource for parents and educators alike. This book provides information on identity development for multiracial kids with first hand narratives and experiences.
2.) Part Asian, 100% Hapa
Pages: 264
3.) What Are You? Voices of Mixed Race Young People
Grade: 7-12
Age Range: 12-18
Pages: 288
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (1999)
Language: English
Summary: This book provides the reader on insights of dating, family, double prejudice, and insight that comes from being mixed.
4.) Half + Half: Writers on Biracial and Bicultural
Grade: 7-12
Age Range: 12-18
Pages: 272
Author: Claudine Chiawei O’Hearn
Publisher: Pantheon; 1 edition (June 9, 1998)
Language: English
5.) Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience
Grade: 7-12
Age Range: 12-18
Pages: 326
Author: Dr. Chandra Prasad and Rebecca Walker
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Company
Language: English
Summary: Short stories by and about people of mixed racial heritage and explores the complexities of multiracialism and multiculturalism.
6.) Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids
Pages: 264
Author: Kip Fulbeck
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Language: English
Summary: This book consists of charming images, handwritten statements from the children, first-person text from their parents, a foreword by Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng (President Obama’s sister), and an afterword by international star Cher(who is part Cherokee).
7.) Standing on Both Feet: Voices of Older Mixed-Race Americans
Pages: 160 pages
Author: Cathy J Tashiro
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (May 2, 2013)
Language: English
Summary: Original and striking stories of older people of mixed race.
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