Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?

Lorraine McGee-Sippel

Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Magabala Books
Country
Australia
Published
1 April 2009
Pages
316
ISBN
9781921248030

Hey Mum, What’s a Half-Caste?

Lorraine McGee-Sippel

Lorraine McGee-Sippel was just a small girl when she asked her parents what a half-caste was. It was the 1950s and the first step on a journey that would span decades and lead her to search for her birth family. In the historic climate of the Rudd Government’s Apology, McGee-Sippel aligns herself with the Stolen Generations as she reveals the far-reaching effects of a government policy that saw her adoptive parents being told their daughter was of Afro-American descent. This is not just a story of displacement, but an honest telling that explores the fragility of reconnection, cultural identity, and the triumphs of acceptance.

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