by Lise Funderburg | Oct 4, 2013 | What Readers Say
“Congratulations! This was an important book for me. Damn near forgot to breathe when I found it! I love that Lise is going back and talking to the group of biracials she interviewed for the book 20 years ago. The book anniversary is an important marker of how...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 3, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 63 Residence: Stem, NC Occupation: Retired, Medical Graphic Artist, DoD civilian; Retired, US Naval Reserve, Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Has anything about your attitudes towards race and/or identity changed or evolved since you were interviewed for BWO? I...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 2, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 42 Residence: Portland, OR. When I was 28 I decided to move back to Denmark. I had 9 job interviews and a place to stay for 30 days. Somehow I made it work. I lived in Copenhagen for 6-1/2 years working for IBM and attempted to find out what it meant to me to be...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 1, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 48 Residence: Decatur, GA Occupation: Writer/Producer for CNN.com When I went to the book-signing for Black, White, Other in Atlanta 20 years ago, I felt like I was joining some underground resistance movement. I didn’t have to give a password or secret handshake...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 1, 2013 | What BWO Interviewees Say Now
Age: 58 Residence: Portland, Oregon Occupation: Training manager in city government Can you name something about your attitudes towards race and/or identity that has evolved since you were interviewed? Living in Portland, Oregon, for 24 years has made me more...
