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The World Where I Belong: My Quest For Identity As A Black Woman In White Skin

The World Where I Belong: My Quest For Identity As A Black Woman In White Skin - Paperback

by Niedre M. Heckman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Niedre M. HeckmanPublish date:2025-07-01Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yellow Owl PublishingISBN-13:9798989666720UPC:9798989666720Book Category:Family & Relationships, Social Science, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Bullying, Motivational & InspirationalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6Product ID:SC6VENK9RS

A memoir of race, resilience, and radical self-acceptance.

The World Where I Belong: My Quest for Identity As a Black Woman in White Skin is a compelling, lyrical memoir by Niedre M. Heckman, a Black woman born with albinism, who has spent a lifetime navigating societal perceptions, racial constructs, and the yearning to belong.

From her childhood in Los Angeles to her professional achievements in science and global public health, Niedre reflects on the painful and empowering experiences that shaped her identity: bullying, colorism, disability, loss, and triumph. She writes with clarity and heart about being Black yet perceived as white, and the emotional tightrope this imposed, from being excluded by her own community to feeling invisible to others.

Each chapter reveals a different thread of her journey: family, friendship, education, love, and legacy, all tied together by a quiet but unwavering determination to define herself on her own terms.

For readers seeking to understand what it means to belong when you've always stood apart, this memoir offers healing, inspiration, and the reminder that who you are is already enough.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or misunderstood.

You belong just as you are.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yellow Owl PublishingISBN-13:9798989666720UPC:9798989666720Book Category:Family & Relationships, Social Science, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Bullying, Motivational & InspirationalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6Product ID:SC6VENK9RS
Heckman, Niedre M.: - Niedre M. Heckman, PhD is an award-winning author, speaker, and scientist who inspires teams that bring life-sustaining treatments to people around the globe. Recognized as an industry leader by the FDA, TEDx, and Global 100 corporations, Niedre's agility in working with regulatory, manufacturing, and engineering teams has successfully brought nine new therapeutic drugs and medical devices to market. A key to Niedre's success is her ability to understand and address the physiological needs, psychosocial well-being, and quality of life of diverse patient populations. She is also the CEO of an emerging non-profit to combat bullying and give dignity to the lives of at-risk adolescents and young adults in California. Niedre has established two scholarships that she is working toward endowing. Dr. Niedre M. Heckman holds a BS in Chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona, an MS in Chemistry from UC Irvine, an MPH from UCLA, a Ph.D. in Public Health from Walden University, and several certifications in Regulatory Affairs and Quality. Niedre is based in Los Angeles and travels worldwide for business engagements, professional networking, and public speaking.
Publisher: Yellow Owl Publishing

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