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• Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging
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• English
• 22 March 2019
• 0812997948

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Join or create book clubs Ì 2 Download Read ò PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ì Join or create book clubs Free read ó Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic uest, and the Secret to Belonging Æ PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Bsessed with the specifics of her own familys racial and ethnic history Drawn into the wild world of ancestry she embarks upon a uest around the worldand into her own DNAto answer the ultimate uestions of who she really is and where she belongs The journey takes her from Burma to Luxembourg from ruined colonial capitals with records written on banana leaves to Mormon databases genetic labs and the rest of the twenty first century genealogy complex But soon she begins to grapple with a deeper uestion Does it matter Is our enduring obsession with blood and land race and identity worth all the trouble its caused us Wagner weaves together fascinating history genetic science and sociology but is really after deeper stuff than her own a. Brilliant exploration of who we are based on family stories Then exploring the realities of our past histories and current definition of being here in America How we all must come to terms with self knowledge and self respect to be there for othersfor a greater cause of affirming each other

Join or create book clubs Ì 2 Download Read ò PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ì Join or create book clubs Free read ó Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic uest, and the Secret to Belonging Æ PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ncestry in a time of conflict over who we are as a country she tries to find the story where we all belong Praise for FuturefaceSmart searchingMeditating on our ancestors as Wagners own story shows can suggest better ways of being ourselvesMaud Newton The New York Times Book Review Sincere and instructiveThis timely reflection on American identity with a bonus expos of DNA ancestry testing deserves a wide audienceLibrary Journal The narrative is part Mary Roachstyle participation heavy research part family history and part exploration of existential loneliness The journey is worth takingKirkus Reviews A ruminative exploration of ethnicity and identityWagners odyssey is an effective riposte to anti immigrant politicsPublishers Week. I bought Alex Wagner s book because I knew her Burmese family when I was a child I was a little apprehensive that I was going to learn something really ghastly about my dear friends from the past What I learned is that while extraordinary in many ways they were human and shared the fatal flaw of prejudice against groups of people with whom one s own socialracialtribal group has history as we say todayI was fascinated by this history as it is recounted in the book Alex really did her homework at a very personal and thorough level and I applaud her for using her well respected intelligence and wit so close to home I ve never had the temerity to do this myself for fear of alienating myself from family members for whom loyalty rides higher than truth However for history to transform into his hers and all our stories the light shone on what can be known from the inside the better The story of modern Burma Myanmar is a tragedy but none of it came from nothingAs a personal note I was introduced to Buddhism as practiced in a suburban household in Chevy Chase Md in the 50 s by this family I learned the value of gentlenessuiet and peace and respect for each person s individual need for solitude I liked to read and draw than I liked to roller skate I d be sent out to play age 8 or 9 and would lose the roller skaters and head for Gyis house where I d be welcomed by anyone who was home They were my second family I d run up to the meditation room with my book and enjoy an hour of tranuillity without anyone wanting to know what I was doing BlissI was interested to read that Alex while not a practicing Buddhist has a contemplative and penetrating intelligence and has inherited an inclination to follow the Buddha s invitation come and see for yourself What a better world it would be if that value was widely distributed in our time especially among journalists Although I felt the writing lost power and focus to some extent in the DNA chapters I still liked it and still learned Her handling of the issue of personal identity as a woman of mixed race and cultural heritage is a work in progress and I hope she continues the search in her own insightful articulate and thoroughly modern way I look forward to reading

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Join or create book clubs Ì 2 Download Read ò PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ì Join or create book clubs Free read ó Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic uest, and the Secret to Belonging Æ PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free An acclaimed journalist travels the globe to solve the mystery of her ancestry confronting the uestion at the heart of the American experience of immigration race and identity Who are my peopleA thoughtful beautiful meditation on what makes us who we areand the values and ideals that bind us together as AmericansBarack ObamaA rich and revealing memoir Futurefaceraises urgent uestions having to do with history and complicityThe New York Times The daughter of a Burmese mother and a white American father Alex Wagner grew up thinking of herself as a futurefacean avatar of a mixed race future when all races would merge into a brown singularity But when one family mystery leads to another Wagners post racial ideals fray as she becomes o. I liked this book very much Alex s personality shines through nicely it s a fun nerdy wit I agree with some of the other reviewers that there isn t a big a ha revelatory moment but that is also the point We do identify and identify with race but the conclusions we may draw from anything we go out looking for may fall flat whether it s delving into history books or getting shaky science DNA testsWe are all on earth biding time till death it s a personal journey whatever we are to make of it whatever history we want to tie ourselves to whatever history we want to make for ourselves it s up to usI like the idea another reviewer had that Alex could go on to become a Burmese historian there is a lot of unknown there Definitely a lot of work 13th Century Russian Princes confronting the uestion at the heart of the American experience of immigration race and identity Who are my peopleA thoughtful beautiful meditation on what makes us who we areand the values and ideals that bind us together as AmericansBarack ObamaA rich and revealing memoir Futurefaceraises urgent uestions having to do with history and The Hound of Ulster complicityThe New York Times The daughter of a Burmese mother and a white American father Alex Wagner grew up thinking of herself as a futurefacean avatar of a mixed race future when all races would merge into a brown singularity But when one family mystery leads to another Wagners post racial ideals fray as she becomes o. I liked this book very much Alex s personality shines through nicely it s a fun nerdy wit I agree with some of the other reviewers that there isn t a big a ha revelatory moment but that is also the point We do identify and identify with race but the Unpeople Victims of British Policy conclusions we may draw from anything we go out looking for may fall flat whether it s delving into history books or getting shaky science DNA testsWe are all on earth biding time till death it s a personal journey whatever we are to make of it whatever history we want to tie ourselves to whatever history we want to make for ourselves it s up to usI like the idea another reviewer had that Alex Men in White Suits could go on to become a Burmese historian there is a lot of unknown there Definitely a lot of work