Black Children White Parents proudly presents Kevin Hofmann, Thursday, June 10 at All Saints Episcopal Church, East Lansing

Black Children White Parents, All Saints Episcopal Church and the East Lansing Writers Forum are excited to welcome Kevin Hofmann, author of the recently published book, Growing Up Black in White to East Lansing on June 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm for an intimate discussion of his new book and signing reception. Proceeds to benefit The Black Child and Family Institute.


About Growing Up Black in White:

When we think about the tumultuous and often ugly decade of the 1960s, we cannot help but think of race riots and political assassinations, civil rights struggles and voting laws that excluded too many Americans. In Growing Up Black in White, author Kevin Hofmann offers another look into these times, one as fraught with fear and danger as with hope and promise. Hofmann was born in Detroit in 1967 to a white mother and black father. At a time when Detroit was a tinder box of racial hatred waiting to explode into flames, the mixed-race baby was quickly placed in foster care and then adopted. The new parents—a white minister and his wife, with three biological children—opened hearts and home to this added member of their family. Hofmann's memoir is not so much about growing up in a white family, but becoming part of a family that learned how to navigate through their community's prejudice and judgment, scorn and even confusion. Ultimately, this is the story of how one young man grew to create his own identity, to learn to feel comfortable in his skin, and how the support of his family encouraged him to be proud of himself…and his race. We are also given a look into a family forced to withstand enormous pressure, and we share Hofmann's often humorous descriptions of how they made it through difficult times. A truly American story of hope, love, and promise, and a gift to every parent and child struggling to create an identity in a transracial life.

About the Author:


Kevin Hofmann is an accomplished writer and public speaker who has a passion for adoption and especially transracial adoption. He is an adoption advocate and enjoys sharing his experiences as a biracial transracial adoptee to help other adoptive families. Hofmann lives with his wife and two sons in Toledo Ohio.