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Blood In The River
Nick
Nakorn is of Thai and British parentage and grew up in post war Britain
in what has become known as the 'Golden Age', where family life is
remembered by some as a time when children were seen and not heard
and everyone
knew where they belonged.
We have some idea of how difficult things
were for those with Black heritage during these times yet we hear little
of those whose racial background was even less well-known. In Blood
In The River, Nick Nakorn tells us about his experiences as a mixed-race
child growing up in a small
rural village.
Follow Nick from the first time his eyes
focused as a baby through to adulthood and read how the prejudice and
racism he faced restricted his life chances, damaged his health and lowered
his self-esteem. Read about the effect Enoch Powell's Rivers
Of Blood Speech had on him, the conversations he's had
with members of the British public regarding his racial background and
how he could have been heir to the Tesco's millions.
Blood In The River is a moving portrayal of how society's ignorance of the needs of mixed-race individuals can have a devastating effect on their lives and regardless of their racial background many mixed-race individuals will recognise what have become classic patterns of behaviour from teachers, family members and those who would rather we didn't exist.
Intermix will be bringing you installments of Blood
On The River, over then next few
months, click here to read part one.
