Hello Simi! I have to say, Both Not Half was strongly recommended to me by a close friend whose children are all 'biracial'. (Quotes to remind myself and anyone scrolling that race is a social and cultural construct). I've looked at the reader reviews for 'The Garden of Evening Mists' as well. Both added to my TBR! Thank you for your recommendations.
I’m also a parent to two ‘both not half’ kids which is what drew me to Jassa’s work and drove me to adapt it into teaching resources. It’s so important to make sure that conversations about identity are broad enough to give everyone space to breathe. Let me know when you read it! And Eng’s book too.
Mixed race identity isn't taught much in many schools. My mum teaches English language and literature at international schools in Asia that follow the IB programme. While they include books and stories from different races, mixed race isn't a topic.
I am reading 'A history of tractors in Ukrainian' which is a novel about a Ukrainian family in the UK. I'm halfway through and enjoying the humour — it isn't easy to write a funny book with a message so im learning a lot :)
Good luck with the publishing process. Fingers crossed for you.
I’ve found the same about the teaching of mixed race identity and history - I’m hoping that we can create some resources from Jassa’s work that will bring new ideas into the curriculum.
Hello Simi! I have to say, Both Not Half was strongly recommended to me by a close friend whose children are all 'biracial'. (Quotes to remind myself and anyone scrolling that race is a social and cultural construct). I've looked at the reader reviews for 'The Garden of Evening Mists' as well. Both added to my TBR! Thank you for your recommendations.
I’m also a parent to two ‘both not half’ kids which is what drew me to Jassa’s work and drove me to adapt it into teaching resources. It’s so important to make sure that conversations about identity are broad enough to give everyone space to breathe. Let me know when you read it! And Eng’s book too.
I read The Garden of Evening Mists years ago and I absolutely loved it. You're right, it does stay with you. Good luck with your novel 😃
One of my favourite novels Farzana - he’s definitely an auto-buy author for me!
Mixed race identity isn't taught much in many schools. My mum teaches English language and literature at international schools in Asia that follow the IB programme. While they include books and stories from different races, mixed race isn't a topic.
I am reading 'A history of tractors in Ukrainian' which is a novel about a Ukrainian family in the UK. I'm halfway through and enjoying the humour — it isn't easy to write a funny book with a message so im learning a lot :)
Good luck with the publishing process. Fingers crossed for you.
I’ve found the same about the teaching of mixed race identity and history - I’m hoping that we can create some resources from Jassa’s work that will bring new ideas into the curriculum.
That sounds like such an interesting book!