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Mixed: & #8220 Tell anyone who asks that you& #8217 re half-black and half-white, just like David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider.& #8221 -Angela& #8217 s mother & #8220 Love has no color,& #8221 insist Angela Nissel& #8217 s parents, but does it have a clue In this candid, funny, and poignant memoir, Angela recounts growing up biracial in Philadelphia-moving back and forth between black inner-city schools and white prep schools-where her racial ambiguity and doomed attempts to blend in dog her teen years. Once in college, Angela experiments with black activism (hoping to find clarity in extremism), capitalizes on her & #8220 exotic& #8221 look at a strip club, and ends up with a major case of the blues (aka, a racial identity problem). Yet Angela is never down for the count. After moving to Los Angeles, she discovers that being multiracial is anything but simple, especially in terms of dating and romance. By turns a comedy of errors and a moving coming-of-age chronicle, Mixed traces one woman& #8217 s unforgettable journey to self-acceptance and belonging. Praise for Mixed & #8220 I love Angela Nissel`s writing. Reading Mixed was like getting a letter from a best friend I forgot I had. How ironic that a book written by someone who felt like no one `got` her will surely be one of those rare books everyone gets- black, white, both, neither. Hilarious, sweet, and honest, Mixed is the perfect read if you`ve ever felt like the one standing on the outside-- and let`s face it, who hasn`t - -Jill Soloway, author of Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants & #8220 Nissel is humorous, poignant, and proud yet also empathetic and generous as she recounts her constant struggle to answer the perennial question persons of mixed race seem required to ask of themselves in our society-where do I fit in .... All readers stand to learn from her account.& #8221 & #8212 Booklist & #8220 Colorful anecdotes, marvelous dialogue and a thoughtful narrative make this memoir a delight.& #8221 -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) `If David Sedaris was a straight biracial female, this is the book he`d write. This book is so funny I`ve already started telling people I helped Angela write it.` -- Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs `Growing up black and white, I always felt I had the best of both worlds. I feel the same way about Mixed. It`s the perfect blend of hilarious comedy and sometimes tragic reality.` -- Yvette Lee Bowser, creator of Living Single and executive producer of Half and Half `Mixed is a hilarious must-read for anyone searching for the enchanting path to self-discovery. Angela Nissel`s precise account of living the mixed race experience not only hit home with me, but the journey is deliciously enlightening and heart-rending at the same time. It`s a journey well worth taking.` --Halle Berry From the Trade Paperback edition. Englisch, Ebook.

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Tell anyone who asks that you're half-black and half-white, just like David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider." Her mother's advice provided Angela Nissel with a quick comeback, but it did nothing to enhance her sense of racial identity. After her parents' divorce, she and her brother spent much of their time bouncing helplessly between all-black inner-city schools and lily-white prep academies. With one foot shakily in each camp, Angela battled with her own heritage; during one mental hospital stay, she was diagnosed with, among other things, "racial identity syndrome." With striking candor and wit, this paperback original captures the predicament of one "mixed" but resolutely undiluted woman.