Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture, and Identity [Paperback]

Elena Featherston (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For me Skin Deep was a Tao, a path toward wellness across and within ethnic groups." -- VeVe Clark, Prof. African American Studies, UC Berkeley

"This powerfully touching book reveals the deep wound at the heart of racism, through the stories of primarily Black and Asian writers." -- Chrystos

"Women of color rising up in their throats...I can't get enough of them." -- Janice Mirikitani

About the Author

Elena Featherston is a writer, cultural critic, award-winning videographer and educator. She is the co-founder of Featherston & Associates, a collective of cross-cultural consultants and trainers specialzing in gender and racial equity for corporate, educational, and political entities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Crossing Pr (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895947080
• ISBN-13: 978-0895947086
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,490,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skin deep, not a review, but a taster!!, April 16, 2001

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This review is from: Skin deep: Women writing on color, culture and identity (Paperback)

It happened so quickly that even Laurel didn't see it coming. One day Dan was her best friend, her boyfriend, a good guy. He'd always been a little withdrawn, but he never seemed like the type to hate people for the colour of their skin. Or for what they belived. Laurel soon realizes that Dan's in too deep. That her boyfriend has become a neo-nazi skinhead. And there's no way she can save him from his new "friends." Laurel just hopes he is strong enough to find his way out....