| Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race Contributor(s): Irving, Debby (Author) |
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ISBN: 0991331303 ISBN-13: 9780991331307 Publisher: Elephant Room Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Education | Multicultural Education |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013958088 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.85 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts lacked traction. As a teacher, she found her best efforts to reach out to students and families of color left her wondering what she was missing. Then, in 2009, one "aha " moment launched an adventure of discovery and insight that drastically shifted her worldview and upended her life plan. In Waking Up White, Irving tells her often cringe-worthy story with such openness that readers will turn every page rooting for her-and ultimately for all of us. |