Fairest : a memoir
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Published
[New York] : Viking, [2020].
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Main Level - Nonfiction
305.309 TALUSAN
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Albinos and albinism -- Biography.
Albinos and albinism -- Philippines -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Filipino American youth -- Biography.
Gay college students -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
Gender identity -- Psychological aspects.
Harvard University -- Students -- Biography.
Immigrant children -- Biography.
Talusan, Meredith -- Childhood and youth.
Transgender women -- Biography.
Transgender youth -- Biography.
Albinos and albinism -- Philippines -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Filipino American youth -- Biography.
Gay college students -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
Gender identity -- Psychological aspects.
Harvard University -- Students -- Biography.
Immigrant children -- Biography.
Talusan, Meredith -- Childhood and youth.
Transgender women -- Biography.
Transgender youth -- Biography.
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Published
[New York] : Viking, [2020].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
"A heartrending immigrant memoir and a uniquely intersectional coming-of-age story of a life lived in duality and the in-between, and how one navigates through race, gender, and the search for love."--,Provided by publisher.
Description
As a boy with albinism, coping with the strain of parental neglect in a rural Philippine village, Talusan found childhood comfort in America from her devoted grandmother, a grounding force as she was treated by others with special preference or public curiosity. As an immigrant to the United States, Talusan came to be perceived as white. An academic scholarship to Harvard required Talusan to navigate through the complex spheres of race, class, sexuality, and her place within the gay community. She emerged as an artist and an activist questioning the boundaries of gender. Talusan realized she did not want to be confined to a prescribed role as a man, and transitioned to become a woman, despite the risk of losing a man she deeply loved. -- adapted from jacket
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Talusan, M. (2020). Fairest: a memoir . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Talusan, Meredith. 2020. Fairest: A Memoir. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Talusan, Meredith. Fairest: A Memoir Viking, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Talusan, Meredith. Fairest: A Memoir Viking, 2020.
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