American-born Foreigner: A Black Woman's Story

Description

Activist parents, teachers, legal and human services professionals, plus others may find engagement in American-born Foreigner, an autoethnography. It is part memoir and part social commentary from the perspective of a multicultural Baby Boomer. Sherryl asks, "What effect did our predecessors expect integration to have on the day-to-day life of individuals?" Through the voice of a progressive black woman, Sherryl endeavors to create conversation about identity politics and the role it plays in relationships at many levels. Her storytelling toward self-reflection for activist-minded people is to offer ideas for deeper academic research, policy changes and other possible solutions to a variety of cultural binds she has observed throughout her multifaceted life. See www.westcloudconsultingllc.com to arrange speaking engagements and workshop facilitation. Examples are: topics related to the challenges of internalized racism; communities of color working through the trust issues with each other; identity politics; the psychological stresses of microaggressions and other inclusion-related issues.