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  • Banner image with tropical leaves in the background on the left and right sides. On a black background in the middle is text reading "Excerpt: Lawrencia’s Last Parang by Anita Jack-Davies. A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada" There is a image of the book cover beside the text. Open Book logo bottom left
    Banner image with tropical leaves in the background on the left and right sides. On a black background in the middle is text reading "Excerpt: Lawrencia’s Last Parang by Anita Jack-Davies. A Memoir of Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada" There is a image of the book cover beside the text. Open Book logo bottom left
    August 18, 2023

    Read an Excerpt from Lawrencia's Last Parang, a Memoir of Grief & Racism Alongside Family, Love, & Success

    Writer and cross-cultural expert Dr. Anita Jack-Davies was raised by her grandmother Lawrencia, a charismatic, wise, and loving woman who influenced Jack-Davies' open-hearted and curious approach to ...

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