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Nonwhite and Woman: 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World
⭐️ 2023 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARD WINNER (SILVER, MULTICULTURAL NONFICTION)
131 Stunning and Evocative Voices Come Together in Nonwhite and 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World
Editors Darien Hsu Gee and Carla Crujido bring together 131 personal narratives written by established and emerging women of color. In 300 words or less, these true stories speak to otherness, familial relationships, impossible beauty standards, ancestral heritage, coming of age, and owning one's place in the world. This singular collection, inspired by Lucille Clifton's luminous poem, won't you celebrate with me, sings to the beauty of how these women live and thrive in the world, and how they make their lives their own. 2023 IPPY Award winner (Silver) for Adult Multicultural Nonfiction.
Includes author commentaries, discussion questions for further exploration, resources for additional reading, and a guide to writing micro essays. Recommended for personal or classroom use; downloadable book club and teaching guides available.
With micro essays and poetry
Loralee Abercrombie Karina L. Agbisit María Alejandra Barrios Hala Alyan Anastacia-Reneé Julie Hakim Azzam Maroula Blades Kimberly Blaeser Iolani Brosio Vivian Mary Carroll Samantha Chagollan Victoria Cho Fela Cortés Carla Crujido Margarita Cruz Ella deCastro Baron Camille Dungy Tina Ehsanipour Dara Yen Elerath Safia Elhillo Theresa Falk Alison Feuerwerker Fatimah Finney CMarie Fuhrman Helena Garcia Isabel Garcia-Gonzales Gabrielle Ghaderi Victoria K. Gonzales Michelle Guerrero Henry Samina Hadi-Tabassum Stephanie Han Ida Soon-Ok Hart Sadia Hassan Lisa Lee Herrick Chelsea Tayrien Hicks Christine C. Hsu Kaitlyn Hsu Rogelia Lily Ibarra Mee Ok Icaro Amal Iman Toni Jensen Alyssa Jocson Porter Anita Johnson Tayari Jones Leena Jun Kristiana Kahakauwila Mohja Kahf Blaise Allysen Kearsley Lena Khalaf Tuffaha Sabina Khan-Ibarra Saheli Khastagir Amanda Mei Kim Eugenia Kim Iris (Yi Youn) Kim Kalehua Kim Lydia Kim Yi Shun Lai Cassandra Lane Devi S. Laskar Sherilyn Lee Lavonne Leong Selina Li Bi Joanna Mailani Lima Grace Hwang Lynch Aretha Matt DW McKinney Sarah E. Mcquate Claire Meuschke Donna Miscolta Sandy Namgung Shaina A.
131 Stunning and Evocative Voices Come Together in Nonwhite and 131 Micro Essays on Being in the World
Editors Darien Hsu Gee and Carla Crujido bring together 131 personal narratives written by established and emerging women of color. In 300 words or less, these true stories speak to otherness, familial relationships, impossible beauty standards, ancestral heritage, coming of age, and owning one's place in the world. This singular collection, inspired by Lucille Clifton's luminous poem, won't you celebrate with me, sings to the beauty of how these women live and thrive in the world, and how they make their lives their own. 2023 IPPY Award winner (Silver) for Adult Multicultural Nonfiction.
Includes author commentaries, discussion questions for further exploration, resources for additional reading, and a guide to writing micro essays. Recommended for personal or classroom use; downloadable book club and teaching guides available.
With micro essays and poetry
Loralee Abercrombie Karina L. Agbisit María Alejandra Barrios Hala Alyan Anastacia-Reneé Julie Hakim Azzam Maroula Blades Kimberly Blaeser Iolani Brosio Vivian Mary Carroll Samantha Chagollan Victoria Cho Fela Cortés Carla Crujido Margarita Cruz Ella deCastro Baron Camille Dungy Tina Ehsanipour Dara Yen Elerath Safia Elhillo Theresa Falk Alison Feuerwerker Fatimah Finney CMarie Fuhrman Helena Garcia Isabel Garcia-Gonzales Gabrielle Ghaderi Victoria K. Gonzales Michelle Guerrero Henry Samina Hadi-Tabassum Stephanie Han Ida Soon-Ok Hart Sadia Hassan Lisa Lee Herrick Chelsea Tayrien Hicks Christine C. Hsu Kaitlyn Hsu Rogelia Lily Ibarra Mee Ok Icaro Amal Iman Toni Jensen Alyssa Jocson Porter Anita Johnson Tayari Jones Leena Jun Kristiana Kahakauwila Mohja Kahf Blaise Allysen Kearsley Lena Khalaf Tuffaha Sabina Khan-Ibarra Saheli Khastagir Amanda Mei Kim Eugenia Kim Iris (Yi Youn) Kim Kalehua Kim Lydia Kim Yi Shun Lai Cassandra Lane Devi S. Laskar Sherilyn Lee Lavonne Leong Selina Li Bi Joanna Mailani Lima Grace Hwang Lynch Aretha Matt DW McKinney Sarah E. Mcquate Claire Meuschke Donna Miscolta Sandy Namgung Shaina A.
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 6, 2022
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