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'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.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: In memory of my Yorta Yorta grandmother, Dinah Myrtle Wooding (nee McGee), who never stopped loving me, despite not knowing where I was for the first thirty-eight years of my life.
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Epigraph: My story is not just my story. There is family to consider and I have changed some names for privacy. This is an account of my life as I remember it. People familiar with my story may have a different version. This is mine.
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Foreword by Dr. Anita Heiss, author and cultural activist
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Launched at the National Library of Australia, 18 June 2009, by Professor Peter Read.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Consequences of Writing a Memoir : A Cautionary Tale
2011
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 232-) -
[Review] Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 24 2010; (p. 118-121)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
New Book Chronicles Bitter Experiences of Identity
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , July vol. 8 no. 180 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
In Short - Non Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 June 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
[Review] Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 88 no. 7 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography
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Patchwork Identities
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 311 2009; (p. 37)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
[Review] Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 88 no. 7 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
In Short - Non Fiction
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 June 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
New Book Chronicles Bitter Experiences of Identity
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , July vol. 8 no. 180 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
[Review] Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 24 2010; (p. 118-121)
— Review of Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste? 2009 single work autobiography -
The Consequences of Writing a Memoir : A Cautionary Tale
2011
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 232-)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Indigenous Writing
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Biography of the Year
- 2009 winner Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards — Outstanding Achievement in Literature
- 2007 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Unpublished Indigenous Writer : David Unaipon Award
- 2006 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Unpublished Indigenous Writer : David Unaipon Award
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