Some of My Best Friends - Writings on Interracial Friendships (Paperback, Amistad Pbk ed.)

In this unusually honest book of essays and other writings, Emily Bernard examines the complexities of interracial friendships: Latino and white, black and Asian, black and Jewish. In essays from such celebrated writers as Pam Houston, Darryl Pickney, Luis Rodriguez, and Susan Straight, among many others, you'll meet a young Italian American college student who rooms with a sophisticated young black man who can trace his college-educated elders back several generations; a second-generation Korean American from the "hood" who is more comfortable with Latinos and blacks than with Korean kids who grew up in the suburbs; and a Jewish man who reflects on his friendship with a black opera singer. Though culturally and ethnically at odds, perhaps, they call each other friends; working together, playing together, opening their homes and hearts, even when they have every reason not to.

Sometimes controversial, sometimes funny, but always thought-provoking, "Some of My Best Friends" is a timely work on a subject that has yet to be fully explored.

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Emily Bernard
Dimensions:	201 x 132 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
Edition:	Amistad Pbk ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-008277-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-06-008277-1
Barcode:	9780060082772

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