Duane Martin, Robbie Amil, Hines Ward, Eriq La'Salle, DollPhace, Elise Neal, Hank Baskett, Robi Reed
Orlando Jones, Jordin Sparks, Carmelo Anthony, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Jaquelyn Jones, Terrance J, Obba Babatunde
Biracial teens have some of the highest rates of depression, substance abuse and suicide. The reasons for these striking numbers are based on the belief that these young adults suffer from a lack of understanding of their own identity.
Coincidentally, there are limited amounts of resources that deal with the issues that have simply been ignored for those marked as "other." Svenya tells her story of being a mixed brown girl, growing up in the South with a Swedish name and a Southern accent. She shares her personal struggles with cultural identity, racism, depression, her health, and a learning disability. Throughout her guide, she advises on problem issues of biracial people while adding her own self discoveries that helped her to overcome it all.
Join her as she shows young adults how to take their uniqueness and turn it into greatness by using her basic life principles. Get the best explanation on how to care for biracial hair. Hear about those underlying issues that biracial people are commonly faced with as she exposes her hilarious tales of her pre-midlife identity crisis.
SUBMIT YOUR STORIES
After reading the book, readers are encouraged to submit their journal entries from the list of questions included. Submit your stories and share your own experiences of being biracial or multiracial here to continue on the Swirl Power Movement. Be sure to give your age, location, and nationalities.
*Please only submit if you agree to have your entry published in our follow up book, a collection of stories. If you'd rather keep it confidential, but want to contact the author, feel free to email her at Svenya@SwirlPower.com with the subject line: CONFIDENTIAL
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Book Comments
Thanks for changing the lives of many and the thoughts of those that never took the time to realize the hidden cries.
Read your blog comment and wanted to stop by your page! Thanks for your input on the article about Biracial people just wanting to deny their Black culture. Great points! All the best to you!
@Rhonda, I was going to say the same thing! I wish other people knew abot the things she talked about in the book.
I'm Egyptian, Mexican and White but most people see me and think that I'm Mexican and make comments that are offensive. I've never met anyone from my Mexican family (my mom's) and my White cuzins call me dirty looking. So much pain has caused other parts of my life to fall just from my feeling of never being accepted. I now feel empowered to stand on my own...and she gave me good advice on how to do my hair. Ive been trying to figure it out on my own since i was 7 yrs old.
My granddaughter gave me the book after she read it to give me an insight into what she has gone through. THANK YOU for changing our relationship and motivating her to move past her color boundaries.