{"id":4372,"date":"2000-12-07T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2000-12-07T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiracial.com\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2021-07-04T06:26:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T06:26:21","slug":"the-color-of-water-and-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2000\/12\/07\/the-color-of-water-and-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Color of Water and Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From: <A HREF=\"mailto:doraphobia@hotmail.com\">Dora Fisher<\/A><\/p>\n<p>This is my first time visiting the website, and I like it very much. It is very clearly done and expresses intelligent opinions about important issues.<\/p>\n<p>I am writing a paper for my African American Literature class on biracialism (I go to Sarah Lawrence college in NY). I read The Color Of Water by James McBride, and Passing by Nella Larsen. If at all possible could you send me a link to some criticism of these two that I could cite in my paper? I would especially appreciate the Color Of Water request&#8211; I had strong negative feelings about it and I really would like to read what other people felt. Thank you so much!<\/p>\n<p>Once again, thank you for having such a well made, informative, and passionate website.<\/p>\n<p>Dora Fisher<\/p>\n<p><b>Editor:<\/b> Thank you for the kind words.  Try the following links:<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbrowse.com\/dyn_\/title\/titleID\/373.htm\">BookBrowse.com &#8211; Free Excerpt and Reviews<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalresearch.org\/pcs\/pcs-0898.html\">Philanthropy, Culture and Society &#8211; February 1998<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/detnews.com\/menu\/stories\/34144.htm\">Detroit News &#8211; February 1, 1996<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/enter\/books\/leb208.htm\">USA Today &#8211; December 2, 1999<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albany.edu\/writers-inst\/olv2n2.html#mcbride\">New York State Writers Institute &#8211; Volume 2, No. 2<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avocado8.com\/reviews\/books\/1999\/colorofwater.html\">Lori Hylan &#8211; Volume 2, No. 2<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.literarytraveler.com\/fall\/midwest\/larsen.htm\">Literary Traveler &#8211; Discovering Parallels to Nella Larsen<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.rmcil.edu\/dhaynes\/papers\/LARSEN.html\">Donald Haynes &#8211; The Moral Superiority of the Oppressed: Color and Power in Nella Larsen&#8217;s <i>Passing<\/i><\/a><br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: Dora Fisher This is my first time visiting the website, and I like it very much. It is very clearly done and expresses intelligent opinions about important issues. 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