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Skinfolk a memoir

The author narrates the saga of his parents' experiment to raise their own biological children alongside children adopted from Korea, Vietnam, and the South Bronx, relating how their best intentions proved inadequate for confronting the racism and xenophobia that added to the complexity of holding t...

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Main Author: Guterl, Matthew Pratt, 1970- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
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Guterl, Matthew Pratt, > 1970-
Guterl, Matthew Pratt, > 1970- > Family.
Interracial adoption > United States > Case studies.
Racially mixed families > United States > Case studies.
Racially mixed families > New Jersey > Case studies.
United States > Race relations.
Case studies.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:The author narrates the saga of his parents' experiment to raise their own biological children alongside children adopted from Korea, Vietnam, and the South Bronx, relating how their best intentions proved inadequate for confronting the racism and xenophobia that added to the complexity of holding together a large family.
Physical Description:xx, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781324091714
1324091711
Author Notes:Matthew Pratt Guterl is professor of Africana Studies and American Studies at Brown University. He is the award-winning author of four books, including Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe . He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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