| ISBN |
9781761046162 (paperback) |
| Name |
Heiss, Anita, 1968- author |
| Title |
Am I black enough for you? : 10 years on / Anita Heiss. |
| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Published |
[North Sydney, NSW] : Vintage Books Australia, 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
vii, 375 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374). |
| Summary |
The story of an urban-based high achieving Wiradjuri (var: Wiradyuri) woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia. I'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate advocate for Aboriginal literacy, rights and representation, was born a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales but was raised in the suburbs of Sydney and educated at the local Catholic school. In this heartfelt and revealing memoir, told in her distinctive, wry style, with large doses of humour, Anita Heiss gives a firsthand account of her experiences as a woman with a Wiradjuri mother and Austrian father. Anita explains the development of her activist consciousness, how she strives to be happy and healthy, and the work she undertakes every day to ensure the world she leaves behind will be more equitable and understanding than it is today. |
| Subjects |
Heiss, Anita, -- 1968- |
| Authors, Aboriginal Australian -- Biography |
| Women authors, Aboriginal Australian -- Biography |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Biography |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identity |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Anecdotes |
| Genre |
Autobiographies |
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