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Your Roots Cast a Shadow : One Family's Search across History for Belonging

Name: Your Roots Cast a Shadow : One Family's Search across History for Belonging
Rating: 4.0 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780757325427

Caroline Topperman

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A narrative of cultural translation, identity, and belonging. The thrill of a new place fades quickly for Caroline Topperman when she moves from Vancouver to Poland in 2013. As she delves into her family's history, tracing their migration through pre-WWII Poland, Afghanistan, Soviet Russia and beyond, she discovers the layers of their complex experiences mirror some of what she felt as she adapted to life in a new country. How does one balance honoring both one's origins and new surroundings? Your Roots Cast a Shadow explores where personal history intersects with global events to shape a family's identity. From the bustling markets of Baghdad to the quiet streets of Stockholm, Topperman navigates the murky waters of history as she toggles between present and past, investigating the relationship between migration, politics, identity, and home. Her family stories bring history into the present as her paternal grandmother becomes the first woman allowed to...

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Year:

2024

Publisher:

Health Communications Inc

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

0757325432

ISBN 13:

9780757325427