EAN: 9781433102783

INVISIBLE WOMAN - IKA HÜGEL-MARSHALL KARTONIERT...

Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany  republished in a new annotated edition  recounts
Ika Hügel-Marshall's experiences growing up as the daughter of a white German woman and an
African-American man after World War II. As an «occupation baby»  born in a small German town
in 1947  Ika has a double stigma: Not only has she been born out of wedlock  but she is also
Black. Although loved by her mother  Ika's experiences with German society's reaction to her
skin color resonate with the insidiousness of racism  thus instilling in her a longing to meet
her biological father. When she is seven  the state places her into a church-affiliated
orphanage far away from where her mother  sister  and stepfather live. She is exposed to the
scorn and cruelty of the nuns entrusted with her care. Despite the institutionalized racism 
Ika overcomes these hurdles  and finally  when she is in her forties  she locates her father
with the help of a good friend and discovers that she has a loving family in Chicago.

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