FAIRFIELD, Calif., March 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The historic election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008 is inspiring new hope for Americans of biracial and mixed heritage. Dr. Phillip MacFarland can relate to this as he was born a biracial child to a Scottish American father and an Egyptian/Ethiopian-American mother. With the release of his new book, Obama's People: A New Identity for Biracials and Mixed Heritage, he shares with readers his views about what the future holds for people like him and Obama.
The text takes a long look back at the author's life since childhood. It reveals that MacFarland was treated like an outsider by many only because he was biracial, and as such he learned how to deal with it as he grew up during the next several years. Like Obama himself, MacFarland took a long effort to learn about his heritage on both sides of the family, discover cultural traits from each and realize the nurturing of self-identity as a prime function of the family. Furthermore, this book also discusses the racial aspect of American society in general and also shows pictures of not only his family but also of people of mixed heritage. Ultimately, this release will inspire any reader to rethink his or her views about race.
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About the Author
Dr. Philip MacFarland was born a biracial child with a Scottish American father and an Egyptian/Ethiopian-American mother in 1947. Growing up as biracial in an interracial and bi-cultural family seemed perfectly normal to him until he reached the age of eight.
"Obama's People" * by Dr. Phillip MacFarland
A New Identity for Biracials and Mixed Heritage
Publication Date: February 24, 2009
Trade Paperback; $15.99; 56 pages; 978-1-4363-9510-6
Cloth Hardback; $24.99; 56 pages; 978-1-4363-9511-3
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