Strangers at Home
Author | : Carolyn D. Smith |
Publisher | : Aletheia |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Carolyn D. Smith |
Publisher | : Aletheia |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kimberly D. Schmidt |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2002-01-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780801867866 |
""A major contribution to our understanding of Anabaptist history and the ongoing construction of Anabaptist identity."" -- Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Author | : Yew-Foong Hui |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2011-09-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 904742686X |
This is an ethno-historical study of Chinese from West Kalimantan, Indonesia that, unlike other Chinese Diasporic studies, takes its departure from the “away” position. The study aims to interrogate how, where, and in what terms “home” is defined for the stranger. Through examining historical events such as the Japanese Occupation, the repatriation of overseas Chinese to China, and ethnic and state violence in West Kalimantan, this study highlights the plight of the Chinese as political orphans in search of a home that eludes them, whether in Indonesia or China. Through a rich array of different kinds of data, including oral histories and memoirs of the Communist underground, this book offers novel perspectives on the role of history in subject formation.
Author | : Jennine Capó Crucet |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2015-08-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250059666 |
A young, Cuban-American woman is accepted into an elite college right as her home life unravels.
Author | : Christy Jordan-Fenton |
Publisher | : Annick Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1554515939 |
Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, “Not my girl.” Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can’t even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family’s way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people — and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl’s struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong.
Author | : Candace Savage |
Publisher | : Greystone Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2019-09-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 177164205X |
A renowned author investigates the dark and shocking history of her prairie house. When researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon home, Candace Savage discovers a family more fascinating and heartbreaking than she expected Napoléon Sureau dit Blondin built the house in the 1920s, an era when French-speakers like him were deemed “undesirable” by the political and social elite, who sought to populate the Canadian prairies with WASPs only. In an atmosphere poisoned first by the Orange Order and then by the Ku Klux Klan, Napoléon and his young family adopted anglicized names and did their best to disguise their “foreignness.” In Strangers in the House, Savage scours public records and historical accounts and interviews several of Napoléon’s descendants, including his youngest son, to reveal a family story marked by challenge and resilience. In the process, she examines a troubling episode in Canadian history, one with surprising relevance today. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
Author | : Robert Estle Hall |
Publisher | : Greenleaf Book Group |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2012-05-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1608323595 |
Author | : Christy Jordan-Fenton |
Publisher | : Annick Press |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2010-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1554515882 |
Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls — all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity. Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton’s collection and striking artworks from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl’s determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers.
Author | : Yew-Foong Hui |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2011-09-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004173404 |
Focusing on the historical experiences of Chinese from West Kalimantan, Indonesia, whether in terms of migratory trajectories or ethnic and state violence, this book interrogates the role of history in the formation of the Chinese Diasporic subject.
Author | : Emilie Richards |
Publisher | : MIRA |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2019-06-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1488096570 |
From a USA Today–bestselling author, an “electrifying family drama” about a woman protecting her sister, who may not be innocent, from a murder charge (Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times–bestselling author of Sleep No More). All her life, Ryan Gracey watched her perfect older sister from afar. Knowing she could never top Wendy’s achievements, she didn’t even try. Instead Ryan forged her own path while her family barely seemed to notice. Now Wendy shares two little girls with her perfect husband, while Ryan mourns the man she lost after a nearly fatal mistake in judgment. The sisters’ choices have taken them in different directions, which is why Ryan is stunned when Wendy calls, begging for her help. There’s been a murder—and Wendy believes she’ll be wrongfully accused. While Wendy lies low, Ryan moves back to their hometown to care for the nieces she hardly knows. Using the sleuthing skills she developed as a true crime podcaster, Ryan digs for answers with the help of an unexpected ally. Yet the trail of clues Wendy’s left behind leads to nothing but questions. Blood may be thicker than water, but what does Ryan owe a sister who becomes more and more a stranger with every revelation? “In A Family of Strangers, Emilie seamlessly mixes intrigue, romance and emotional drama as she puts family ties to the test with a protagonist you won’t soon forget. A page-turner to the end!” —Diane Chamberlain, New York Times–bestselling author of The Dream Daughter “Richards deftly shifts from women’s fiction into domestic suspense, but she doesn’t sacrifice the emotional acuity that her fans expect. Readers of relationship-focused domestic-suspense authors such as Lisa Jewell will enjoy Richards’ pivot into the genre.” —Booklist