Hidden Heritage

Author: Barbara Marshak
Publisher: Beavers Pond Press
ISBN: 9781592981359
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Adopted as a baby, Paul Summers grew up in the white, middle-class Minnesota community of Worthington. With the discovery of some paperwork in an old desk, he was able to trace his roots to the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, where he came to know his birth family and learned of his Native American heritage. Taking the name of his birth parents (LaRoche), he formed a band, and began to write music that bridges the cultures of both his white and Native American families.

Our Hidden Heritage: Five Centuries of Women Artists

Author: Eleanor Tufts
Publisher: [New York] : Paddington Press, [1974], 1975 printing.
ISBN: 9780846700265
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description

Hidden Heritage

Author: Fatima Manji
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 147356624X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
A fresh perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima Manji Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in the eighteenth century? How did a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon end up in rural Wales? And who is the Moroccan man depicted in a long-forgotten portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout Britain's museums, civic buildings and stately homes, relics can be found that reveal the diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and expose the misconceptions around modern immigration narratives. In her journey across Britain exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire. 'A timely, brilliant and very brave book' Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle

Black Indians

Author: William Loren Katz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439115435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Hidden Heritage

Author: Priscilla Wegars
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351843842
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Termed "overseas Chinese," they made lasting contributions to the development of early communities, an impact which has only begun to be recognized in recent years. "Chinatowns," rural mining claims, work camps for railroad and other construction activities, salmon canneries and shrimp camps, laundries, stores, cook shacks, cemeteries, and temples are only some of the sites where traces of their presence can be found. In recent years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place, and "Hidden Heritage" presents the results of some of those studies.

Black Legacy

Author: William Dillon Piersen
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Drawing on folktales, oral histories, religious rituals and music, this book explores the pervasive influence of African traditions on American life. Pierson aims to reinterpret American history in a way that disrupts conventional assumptions and turns racial stereotypes inside out.

Hidden Heritage

Author: Janet Jacobs
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520936612
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
This study of contemporary crypto-Jews—descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition—traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past. Janet Liebman Jacobs masterfully combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.

The Hidden Heritage

Author: John Howard Lawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 604

Book Description

Charlotte Mason

Author: Margaret Coombs
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718844068
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 562

Book Description
As the acknowledged founder and philosopher of the Parents' National Educational Union (PNEU), Charlotte Mason was revered by her followers as a saintly Madonna figure. She died in 1923 at the peak of her fame, having achieved mythic status as the Principal of her House of Education and wide recognition after the introduction of her liberal educational programmes into state schools. Yet her early life and heritage remained shrouded in mystery. Drawing upon insubstantiated sources, the official biography released in 1960 confused rather than illuminated Charlotte's background, contributing to several enduring misapprehensions. In her new and definitive biography, Margaret Coombs draws on years of research to reveal for the first time thehidden backdrop to Charlotte Mason's life, tracing the lives of her previously undiscovered Quaker ancestors to offer a better understanding of the roots of her personality and ideas. Coombs charts her rise from humble beginnings as an orphaned pupil-teacher to great heights as a lady of culture venerated within prestigious PNEU circles, illustrating how with determination she surmounted the Victorian age's rigid class divisions to achieve her educational vision. A thorough analysis of Charlotte Mason's educational influences and key friendships challenges longstanding notions about the roots of her philosophy, offering a more realistic picture of her life and work than ever accomplished before. With a growing following in the USA and Australia, Charlotte Mason's ideas have a clear relevance to the continuing educational debate today. Admirers of her philosophy and scholars of the history of education will fi nd much to enthral and instruct them in these pages.

Hidden Heritage

Author: Charlotte Hinger
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1615954155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
After a gruesome killing at the Carlton County, Kansas, livestock feedyard, Sheriff Sam Abbot, Undersheriff Lottie Albright, and her ranching husband deputy know their resources are over-stretched. Still, none of their team or neighboring law enforcement in Western Kansas welcomes the idea of a regional crime center. Kansas Bureau of Investigation Agent Dimon suggests the murder may not be a simple local affair. Unconvinced, Lottie— still director of the historical society—calls for stories from families whose ancestors were part of groups colonizing Kansas. Doña Francisca Díaz is the ancient head of one such clan. It turns out, Francisca's great grandson Victor was the murder victim. Francisca, a fabled curandera with terribly damaged hands, insists she knows why Victor was killed. The key, she claims, is in ancient documents. At Doña Francisca's invitation, Lottie visits the Díaz' property. In a drought-ridden area, the land is lush. Francisca wants Lottie to train as her heir. Reluctant yet fascinated, Lottie agrees. Will Lottie be lost in this maze of magic? Does this family and its secret hold the key to murder and other terrible crimes?