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Black, White, Other: Biracial Americans Talk About Race and Identity

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Funderburg does an excellent job of finding biracial people and asking questions that help them to explain their understanding of race and how it was formulated. My husband and I plan to have children and I have reseacher biracial children and identity for the past two years. Black, White,Other helped to answer a lot of the questions that we have had and I have also share this information with other mixed couples. As licensed therapists this information will be passed on and used to help other biracial people and their parents through tough times. Some of the stories were sad and some made me mad because of the way the children were treated but I found this to be very helpful expecially with clients because life is not always happy-go-lucky Funderburg does an excellent job of saying this though real people's lives. It is an easy read.

I bought this book for my biracial young adult daughter. She has been going through some tough times trying to figure out who she is. She has been raised in a white family and has always been perceived as black by society. This book gave us both some insight into her feelings and confusion.

Black White Other is a simple yet graciously objective read. It is written in such a simple style that it is like meeting a good friend for a coffee.

It is a series of interviews with 70+ black/white biracial people of a great array of age, gender, and life experience.

Although the subject mater, 'race' is often genralised, the people in this book are all approached as individuals in every way. With very different lives,personalities and opinions.

For those of you that are of mixed race, you will find this book very comforting, there are many people that understand you. For those that aren't in our situation, don't be afraid to sit down listen to these voices, embrace the lesson and let it manifest in your life.

After reading "Black, White, Other", you are left feeling deeply moved and comforted. Being 18, and mixed, I appreciated the expereinces after going through my own identity crisis. While reading this book you learn about the differnces that make the world go round - you are left feeling comforted because finally you found others you can relate to as a biracial person. I keep my copy on my night stand at all times - just in case I need some encouragement!

The book was filled with people from every walk of life and every age. Having a biracial black and white marriage and raising biracial children, I found the book helpful in reading about other experiences; however many of those experinces were negative compared to our family's.

I would have liked to have read about more positive experiences. It is a great book for people who would like to know first hand about being black and white in our American culture.

This book was great. I could relate to almost every person that was interviewed. I bought a copy for my brother and I will recommend this book to everyone.

I really enjoyed this book. It is an intriguing look at the lives of people who have one African heritage and one European heritage parent, and how they fit into the traditional American concepts of "black" and "white." The book features interviews with people both young and old and examines their attitudes towards race, community, interracial relationships, culture, and more. An excellent read for anyone interested in this subject

Americans are soooo stuck on this shallow black/white thing. Do blasians have this hang up? Italian/Jews? Being the father of two bi-racial boys, both my sons KNOW that their mother and their father love them dearly...isn't THAT a much bigger issue AND challenge? that has a much more serious impact on a young person's self-esteem and value....
A dedicated Dad.

I Really Enjoyed this Book because it is Honest.it deals with America's Greatest Problem Race.this Book takes a look at Multi-Racial Culture it's effects&Outlooks.fitting in&still trying too Remain ones Self-Indenity.it tackles Social Issues&The World at Large.Multi-Racial Children are Beautiful but Society at Large still thinks of the One Drop Of Blood Rule.People Should Be Allowed too be Proud of all The Beauty that is their Creation not Be Limited.cuz that is what makes Everyone Unique.Very Powerful Book.

I read this book about 3 years ago and think it is a very good look at what bi-racial African/Americans go through. At first, I didn't understand the turmoil and angst one goes through who is bi-racial. The bir-racial people I always knew classified themselves as black and most of them did not appear to have a problem with that. Most of them had white mothers who raised them but they didn't consider themselves as denying their white heritage. Society including blacks see them as being black because it is so hard sometimes in distinguishing a bi-racial from a black person with two black parents. Oftentimes a full-blooded black looks more white than a bi-racial. Also a lot of it is all you have been raised, how the parents involved feel about race. Anyway the author does thorough interviews regarding this issue.