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Breaking the Ocean
Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation | Annahid Dashtgard
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Annahid Dashtgard was born into a supportive mixed-race family in 1970s Iran. Then came the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which ushered in a powerful and orthodox religious regime. Her family was forced to flee their homeland, immigrating to a small town in Alberta, Canada. As a young girl, Dashtgard was bullied, shunned, and ostracized by both her peers at school and adults in the community. Home offered little respite as her parents were embroiled in their own struggles, exposing the sharp contrasts between her British mother and Persian father. Determined to break free from her past, Dashtgard created a new identity for herself as a driven young woman who found strength through political activism, eventually becoming a leader in the anticorporate globalization movement of the late 1990s. But her unhealed trauma was re-activated following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Suffering burnout, Dashtgard checked out of her life and took the first steps towards personal healing, a journey that continues to this day. Breaking the Ocean introduces a unique perspective on how racism and systemic discrimination result in emotional scarring and ongoing PTSD. It is a wake-up call to acknowledge our differences, offering new possibilities for healing and understanding through the revolutionary power of resilience. Dashtgard answers the universal questions of what it means to belong, what it takes to become whole, and ultimately what is required to create change in ourselves and in society.
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xicanti
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My current novel isn‘t really doing it for me, so I‘m gonna focus on this stellar memoir. Dashtgard‘s deep dive into the bullying and systemic racism she endured throughout her school years hit me hard.

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5/5🌟This was a powerhouse of a memoir on immigration, race, and trauma! Her insider perspective on racism, PTSD, and trauma were very eye opening. And how our society has much to change in terms of accepting people's differences.
#canlit #memoir

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Finished the first one. Now reading the second. #nfnov is off to a good start. @rsteve388 @Clwojick

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BookNAround @rsteve388 Just curious if I have to make separate posts to get points for both books? I figured this was points for finishing one and participation for the other. 5y
rsteve388 Okay my bad. If you can make a separate review post for the book you finished I'll give you 6 pts for that book 5y
BookNAround @rsteve388 No problem. I just wanted to clarify how you wanted it done. 5y
rsteve388 Thanks!! 5y
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BookNAround
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I just signed up for #nfnov and these are the non-fiction books I pulled off my “read next” pile (yes, that pile has gotten a little—or a lot—out of hand) that I might tackle next month.

Thanks to @Clwojick and @rsteve388 for running this. Details and sign up located on @Clwojick ‘s feed.

Clwojick You've got a good selection! looks great! 5y
BookNAround @Clwojick And because I pulled all of these, I‘ll probably read different stuff entirely. LOL! 5y
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Lindy
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Speaking at the Vancouver Writers Fest yesterday: “Our human challenge is to greet the foreign with the same spirit as we greet the familiar.” #VWF2019

Lindy Dashtgard also spoke of belonging as a human right. 👍 5y
Cinfhen Sounds good!! 5y
Lindy @Cinfhen Yes, after hearing her speak, I‘m eager to read her book. 5y
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