{"product_id":"9780281085415","title":"But Where Are You Really From? : On Identity, Humanhood and Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Mukwashi, Amanda Khozi \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 17\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 96 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780281085415,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Where are you from?' I'm asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The UK,' I reply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I mean where are you originally from?''Zambia,' I reply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese questions are very familiar to those from visible ethnic groups in the UK who have had to answer these questions many times in their lives. It may seem like a simple question, but behind it lay assumptions and an ignorance that are far, far more complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a black woman born and living in the UK - a melting pot of different cultures - I find this question a loaded one, one that seeks to put me in a box: where am I in relation to you? A judgement based on the colour of my skin, when my very identity is made up of so many things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am not a single narrative, I am not a stereotype and until we share a diversity of stories, dangerous assumptions will persist. So, you want to know where I'm really from? Here is my story; may it impact yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thought-provoking essay, CEO of Christian Aid, Amanda Mukwashi, challenges polarising perceptions and celebrates universal connections of identity, humanhood and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34762500046892,"sku":"9780281085415","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780281085415.jpg?v=1759669929","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780281085415","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}