Waking up white : and finding myself in the story of race / Debby Irving.
For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts lacked...
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Cambridge, MA :
Elephant Room Press,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Childhood in white. What wasn't said
- Family values
- Race versus class
- Optimism
- Within the walls
- Midlife wake-up calls. From confusion to shock
- The GI Bill
- Racial categories
- White superiority
- The melting pot
- Headwinds and tailwinds
- Why didn't I wake up sooner? Icebergs
- Invisibility
- Zap!
- The whole story
- Logos and stereotypes
- Rethinking key concepts. My good people
- Color-blind
- My good luck
- My Robin Hood syndrome
- Twenty-five years of tossing and turning. Straddling two worlds
- Why do I always end up with white people?
- Diversity training
- Everyone is different; everyone belongs
- Belonging
- Surviving versus thriving
- Living into expectations
- I am the elephant
- Leaving my comfort zone. Intent and impact
- Feelings and the culture of niceness
- Courageous conversations
- Getting over myself
- Perception and fear
- Inner work. Becoming multicultural
- If only you'd be more like me
- The dominant white culture
- Boxes and ladders
- The rugged individual
- Equality starts with equity
- Bull in a China shop
- Outer work. From bystander to ally
- Solidarity and accountability
- From tolerance to engagement
- Listening
- Normalizing race talk
- Reclaiming my humanity. Whole again
- Tell me what to do!