Know your place
Ghahraman, Golriz2020
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"When she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and uncertain journey, they landed in Auckland where they were able to seek asylum and - ultimately - create a new life. In this open and intimate account, Ghahraman talks about making a home in Aotearoa New Zealand, her work as a human rights lawyer, her United Nations missions, and how she became the first refugee to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Passionate and unflinching, Know Your Place is a story about breaking barriers, and the daily challenges of prejudice that shape the lives of women and minorities. At its heart, it's about overcoming fear, about family, and about finding a place to belong."
Main title:
Know your place / Golriz Ghahraman.
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Imprint:
Auckland : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.
Collation:
312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Flight -- After the revolution -- Our landing place -- Outsider -- Karangahape Road -- Justice at the coalface -- My global experiment -- Why politics? Why Green? -- The work of democracy -- You are not us -- Christchurch -- Epilogue -- forging paths.
ISBN:
9781775541424
Dewey class:
324.22092324.22
Language:
English
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BRN:
376674
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 324.22 GHA | Available |