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Through Yup'ik Eyes: An Adopted Son Explores the Landscape of Family

by Colin Chisholm

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This haunting memoir seeks to define many dimensions of the human drama. Its poetic quality will make you remember this story long after you finish the book.

Book News Annotation:

The Yup'ik are an Eskimo people native to Alaska. Chisholm (a writer who lives in Montana) tells the story of his family, his and his mother's adoption, his journey back to Alaska to meet his mother's relatives, his travels to Yugoslavia to meet his father's family, and his return to his first home in Puget Sound. The story is marked by the many struggles, especially racism and alcoholism, that native peoples experience in western culture.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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rebhom, January 5, 2009 (view all comments by rebhom)
This is a wonderful read. Colin Chilsom has the great ability to speak his mind clearly, simply, through his writing. He warmly shares his thoughts, observations and encounters on a personal level that brings us in and makes the topics universal. He makes me care - about his experience, his mother's life, and his new-found relatives. Mostly he prompts me to consider my own place in this world.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780882405339
Subtitle:
An Adopted Son Explores the Landscape of Family
Author:
Chisholm, Colin
Publisher:
Alaska Northwest Books
Location:
Portland, OR :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Specific Groups
Subject:
History
Subject:
Adoption
Subject:
Regional Subjects - West
Subject:
Family/Interpersonal Memoir
Subject:
Adoptees
Subject:
Yupik Eskimos
Subject:
Kotlik
Subject:
Specific Groups - General
Subject:
Adoption & Fostering
Subject:
Adoptees -- United States.
Series Volume:
90-09
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
934x673x110 126
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