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Author: Andrew C. Garrod ,
Robert Kilkenny ,
Melanie Benson Taylor ,
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781501706929
ISBN 10: 1501706926
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 25 April 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""The essays in I Am Where I Come From have much of the same compelling writing and narrative as its wonderful and insightful predecessor, First Person, First Peoples. The depth and breadth of the experiences these writers bring to their essays about what being a Native student at Dartmouth has been for them is not just updated, but beautifully and inclusively reflective of the lives of Native young adults. Stark discussions of sexuality, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and poverty make this volume important and vital. There are incredibly vivid moments throughout, and the intelligence and thoughtfulness of the writers is at many points very moving.""-Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture, The University of Kansas, coauthor of Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee ""The themes covered in I Am Where I Come From are compelling. Native American students can find affirmation in the essays; non-Natives can read them for comparative purposes, noting similarities and differences between sets of experiences vis-a-vis 'going off to college and preparing for what's next in life.'""-Jim Charles, University of South Carolina Upstate, author of Reading, Learning, and Teaching N. Scott Momaday ""I came away from this book with a greater appreciation and respect for the complex nature of being a Native American in today's world; it is not easy, and life is often filled with difficulties, challenges, racism, and trauma as a result of colonization. Yet, the authors were able to persevere and find rewarding and successful experiences based on who they are as Native Americans. The stories are a must-read for those who seek a greater understanding of student life before, during, and after the college experience.""-John W. Tippeconnic III, Arizona State University, coauthor of Voices of Resistance and Renewal: Indigenous Leadership in Education
"""The essays in I Am Where I Come From have much of the same compelling writing and narrative as its wonderful and insightful predecessor, First Person, First Peoples. The depth and breadth of the experiences these writers bring to their essays about what being a Native student at Dartmouth has been for them is not just updated, but beautifully and inclusively reflective of the lives of Native young adults. Stark discussions of sexuality, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and poverty make this volume important and vital. There are incredibly vivid moments throughout, and the intelligence and thoughtfulness of the writers is at many points very moving.""-Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture, The University of Kansas, coauthor of Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee ""The themes covered in I Am Where I Come From are compelling. Native American students can find affirmation in the essays; non-Natives can read them for comparative purposes, noting similarities and differences between sets of experiences vis-a-vis 'going off to college and preparing for what's next in life.'""-Jim Charles, University of South Carolina Upstate, author of Reading, Learning, and Teaching N. Scott Momaday ""I came away from this book with a greater appreciation and respect for the complex nature of being a Native American in today's world; it is not easy, and life is often filled with difficulties, challenges, racism, and trauma as a result of colonization. Yet, the authors were able to persevere and find rewarding and successful experiences based on who they are as Native Americans. The stories are a must-read for those who seek a greater understanding of student life before, during, and after the college experience.""-John W. Tippeconnic III, Arizona State University, coauthor of Voices of Resistance and Renewal: Indigenous Leadership in Education"
The essays in I Am Where I Come From have much of the same compelling writing and narrative as its wonderful and insightful predecessor, First Person, First Peoples. The depth and breadth of the experiences these writers bring to their essays about what being a Native student at Dartmouth has been for them is not just updated, but beautifully and inclusively reflective of the lives of Native young adults. Stark discussions of sexuality, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and poverty make this volume important and vital. There are incredibly vivid moments throughout, and the intelligence and thoughtfulness of the writers is at many points very moving. -Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture, The University of Kansas, coauthor of Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee The themes covered in I Am Where I Come From are compelling. Native American students can find affirmation in the essays; non-Natives can read them for comparative purposes, noting similarities and differences between sets of experiences vis-a-vis 'going off to college and preparing for what's next in life.' -Jim Charles, University of South Carolina Upstate, author of Reading, Learning, and Teaching N. Scott Momaday I came away from this book with a greater appreciation and respect for the complex nature of being a Native American in today's world; it is not easy, and life is often filled with difficulties, challenges, racism, and trauma as a result of colonization. Yet, the authors were able to persevere and find rewarding and successful experiences based on who they are as Native Americans. The stories are a must-read for those who seek a greater understanding of student life before, during, and after the college experience. -John W. Tippeconnic III, Arizona State University, coauthor of Voices of Resistance and Renewal: Indigenous Leadership in Education
The themes covered in I Am Where I Come From are compelling. Native American students can find affirmation in the essays; non-Natives can read them for comparative purposes, noting similarities and differences between sets of experiences vis-a-vis 'going off to college and preparing for what's next in life.' -Jim Charles, University of South Carolina Upstate, author of Reading, Learning, and Teaching N. Scott Momaday I came away from this book with a greater appreciation and respect for the complex nature of being a Native American in today's world; it is not easy, and life is often filled with difficulties, challenges, racism, and trauma as a result of colonization. Yet, the authors were able to persevere and find rewarding and successful experiences based on who they are as Native Americans. The stories are a must-read for those who seek a greater understanding of student life before, during, and after the college experience. -John W. Tippeconnic III, Arizona State University, coauthor of Voices of Resistance and Renewal: Indigenous Leadership in Education
Author Information
Andrew Garrod is Professor Emeritus of Education at Dartmouth College. He is coeditor of I Am Where I Come Frome:Native American College Students and Graduates Tell Their Life Stories;Growing Up Muslim: Muslim College Students in America Tell Their Life Stories, First Person, First Peoples: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories, Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell Their Life Stories, Mi Voz, Mi Vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories, and Mixed: Multiracial College Students Tell Their Life Stories, all from Cornell. Robert Kilkenny is Executive Director of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention.He is coeditor of I Am Where I Come From;Mixed; Mi Voz, Mi Vida; and Balancing Two Worlds, all from Cornell. Melanie Benson Taylor is Associate Professor and Chair of Native American studies at Dartmouth College. She is the author of Disturbing Calculations: The Economics of Identity in Postcolonial Southern Literature, 1912-2002 and Reconstructing the Native South: American Indian Literature and the Lost Cause. K. Tsianina Lomawaima is Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. She is the author of They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of the Chilocco Indian School, coauthor of To Remain an Indian: Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education, and coeditor of Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences, 1879-2000.
