{"product_id":"how-i-learned-to-be-white-9781943826476","title":"How I Learned to Be White","description":"\u003cp\u003eTricia Knoll is an Oregon poet who grew up in a suburb of Chicago and earned degrees in literature from Stanford University and Yale University. This collection of poems records how her ancestry, education, early childhood and work experiences changed her understanding over many decades of the impact of white privilege on her understanding of race relations. Her poetry appears in dozens of journals and anthologies. This book joins her other published poetry collections Urban Wild, Ocean's Laughter, and Broadfork Farm which explore ecological relationships in Oregon and Washington. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnoll, Tricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tricia Knoll is an Oregon poet who grew up in an affluent suburb of Chicago. She earned degrees in literature from Stanford University (BA) and Yale University (MAT). For decades she worked in communications for the City of Portland. Starting in 2014, she delved into current discussions on race relations in the United States to examine the influences of ancestry, education, childhood experiences and more on her understanding of her own white privilege and how she can work to change the influences of her background. Many of the poems in How I Learned to Be White have appeared in anthologies or journals related to racial justice. She spent three years on Portland's Human Rights Commission with an intense interest in people who were homeless and people with disabilities. She has a minor speech disability.","brand":"Antrim House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50365989028114,"sku":"9781943826476","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79b0ce1f-4605-46d0-97d1-08755472d229.jpg?v=1728469111","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-i-learned-to-be-white-9781943826476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}