Check all that apply : finding wholeness as a multiracial person / Sundee Tucker Frazier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frazier, Sundee T., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

Ethnicity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

199 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity, [2002]

Summary:

Being Multiracial is an Honor. But it Doesn't Always Feel That Way. Sometimes we wonder where we fit, who our community is and who can understand us. When faced with a form that requires us to check an ethnicity, we sometimes simply feel like "none of the above." But God loves multiracial people and their interacial families. There is a special place for us in God's plan. God wants to give us a sense of wholeness and worth as a person made in God's very likeness. This book will help us to understand the experiences that form who we are and to connect with the experiences of others like us. It will not only clarify the challenges and pitfalls of the journey but also reveal the path to new life. There's help here in developing ethnic identity, better understanding family of origin, even figuring out who to marry! Most of all, we'll gain a sense of God's purpose for us. For those who aren't multiracial but know someone who is, this book will give insight into a child, spouse or friend. Living joyfully as a multiracial person means finding the hope and courage to "check all that apply" and embrace all of who we are.

Contents:

Part 1 Identity Issues

1 Don't Make Me Choose 19

2 Not Always As We Appear 31

3 How Can I Be Many in One? 49

4 Our Core Identity 69

Part 2 Relating to Others

5 Temptations We Face 82

6 All in the Family 95

7 As if Dating and Marriage Weren't Complicated Enough 114

Part 3 Walking in Purpose and Wholeness

8 Made Multiracial for a Reason 130

9 Where Can We Find Wholeness? 145

Appendix 1 Race, Ethnicity, Culture

What's the Difference? 167

Appendix 2 We're Not Alone: Historical Examples of Multiracial People 174.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-199).

ISBN:

083082247X

OCLC:

48473729