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03169aam a2200373 i 4500 001 5EE559BC1B6A11ECB1004F1E42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210922010019 008 210920t20202020onc 000 0aeng 020 $a 0771062206 020 $a 9780771062209 035 $a (OCoLC)1268472128 040 $a MDB $b eng $c MDB $d IOU $d SILO 100 1 $a Martis, Eternity, $e author. 245 10 $a They said this would be fun : $b race, campus life, and growing up / $c Eternity Martis. 246 30 $a Race, campus life, and growing up 264 1 $a [Toronto] : $b McClelland & Stewart, $c 2020. 300 $a 244 pages ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a "From award-winning journalist Eternity Martis, a look at race and gender on campuses, and a personal tale of struggle and survival. Eternity Martis thought going away to university would help her discover who she really is--to escape her abusive boyfriend, her nerdy reputation, her coddled life with her doting Pakistani grandparents and rebellious mother, and her complicated feelings towards her absent Jamaican father. When she heads out to the predominantly white college town of London, Ontario, Eternity discovers an entitled culture of racism and sexism. As her boyfriend becomes increasingly violent, Eternity navigates her first parties, her father's continued attempts at a relationship, the revelation that she has several half-siblings she's never heard anything about, and the growing complexity of her friendships. What follows is a memoir of struggle about the difficulty of navigating through white spaces as a young woman of color. And humor: a grown woman bouncing out the window of an inflatable castle after too much vodka, drugstore cashiers who announce a price check for your pregnancy test for the whole store to hear, extreme growing pains. But most of all, it's a story of perseverance and discovery. As more and more classmates of colour feel driven out of the university, Eternity decides to stay, and in doing so finds a group of likeminded women to support her through discovering who she is in a place that tries to tear her down. What we're left with is a portrait of the work students of colour must do to fight for themselves in spaces where they are supposed to be safe to learn and grow."-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a All I wanted was to be Wonder Woman -- Token -- Go back to your country -- Visible bruises -- Party gastritis -- Anthony, my Italian Greek tragedy -- Relationshit -- At all costs -- The end of the rainbow. 600 10 $a Martis, Eternity. 600 10 $a Martis, Eternity $x Childhood and youth. 650 0 $a Discrimination in higher education $z Canada. 650 0 $a Blacks $x Education (Higher) $z Canada. 650 0 $a Women, Black $x Education (Higher) $z Canada. 650 0 $a Students, Black $z Canada. 650 0 $a Students, Black $z Canada $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Minorities $x Education (Higher) $z Canada. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20221125010411.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210922010143.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5EE559BC1B6A11ECB1004F1E42ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search