Home Is Where We Are
Author | : Wang Gungwu |
Publisher | : National University of Singapore Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2020-12-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789813251328 |
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Author | : Wang Gungwu |
Publisher | : National University of Singapore Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2020-12-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789813251328 |
Author | : Safia Elhillo |
Publisher | : Make Me a World |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2022-02-22 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0593177088 |
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
Author | : Wang Gungwu |
Publisher | : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2018-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9813250569 |
As someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has always been some grand and even intimidating universe that I wanted to unpick and explain to myself. Wang Gungwu is one of Asia's most important public intellectuals. He is best-known for his explorations of Chinese history in the long view, and for his writings on the Chinese diaspora. With Home is Not Here, the historian of grand themes turns to a single life history: his own. In this volume, Wang talks about his multicultural upbringing and life under British rule. He was born in Surabaya, Java, but his parents' orientation was always to China. Wang grew up in the plural, multi-ethnic town of Ipoh, Malaya (now Malaysia). He learned English in colonial schools and was taught the Confucian classics at home. After the end of WWII and Japanese occupation, he left for the National Central University in Nanjing to study alongside some of the finest of his generation of Chinese undergraduates. The victory of Mao Zedong's Communist Party interrupted his education, and he ends this volume with his return to Malaya. Wise and moving, this is a fascinating reflection on family, identity, and belonging, and on the ability of the individual to find a place amid the historical currents that have shaped Asia and the world.
Author | : Donald Woods Winnicott |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780393306675 |
One of the most gifted and creative psychoanalysts of his generation, D. W. Winnicott made lasting contributions to our understanding of the minds of children.
Author | : Ray Suarez |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2024-04-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0316353876 |
From a veteran broadcaster and historian comes a richly reported portrait of the newest Americans, immigrants from all over the globe who are living all across the country, filled with their own voices. We are a nation of immigrants, never more than now. In recent decades, the numbers have skyrocketed, thanks to people coming from many continents—especially Asia, Africa, and South America. Just like their predecessors, they face countless obstacles, including political hatred. And yet, just like their predecessors, they work hard. They persist. And they become us. The newest Americans are poorly understood and frequently presented only in stereotypes. Veteran journalist, broadcaster, and interviewer Ray Suarez has criss-crossed the country to speak to new Americans from all corners of the globe, and to record their stories. This portrait of our newest citizens is full of their own, compelling voices. It’s a story as old as the country, yet each new wave of arrivals tells that classic story in new and crucially important ways.
Author | : Matthew Fox |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1980-06-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1591438195 |
This practical book leads us into a spirituality of passion that leads to compassion--coming to our senses in every meaning of the phrase.
Author | : Bruce White |
Publisher | : Minnesota Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2008-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780873516228 |
In this collection of more than 200 stunning and storied photographs, ranging from daguerreotypes to studio portraits to snapshots, historian Bruce White explores historical images taken of Ojibwe people through 1950 and considers the negotiation that went on between the photographers and the photographed-and what power the latter wielded. Ultimately, this book tells more about the people in the pictures-what they were doing on a particular day, how they came to be photographed, how they made use of costumes and props-than about the photographers who documented, and in some cases doctored, views of Ojibwe life.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
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Timber Home Living introduces and showcases the beauty and efficiency of timber homes to an eager custom home buying audience. The magazine’s inspiring photography, informative editorial, quality advertising and essential resources involves and encourages readers to pursue their dream home.