Me - Watanna, Onoto
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Winnifred Eaton's "Me: A Book of Remembrance" is a poignant autobiography exploring the complexities of identity and belonging. Eaton, a celebrated Canadian author of Eurasian heritage, intimately recounts her personal journey navigating cultural divides. This compelling memoir offers a rare and valuable glimpse into the experiences of Eurasians in Canada during the early 20th century. More than just a life story, "Me" is a powerful reflection on self-discovery, resilience, and the search for a place to call home. Eaton's candid voice resonates with honesty and vulnerability as she grapples…mehr

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Winnifred Eaton's "Me: A Book of Remembrance" is a poignant autobiography exploring the complexities of identity and belonging. Eaton, a celebrated Canadian author of Eurasian heritage, intimately recounts her personal journey navigating cultural divides. This compelling memoir offers a rare and valuable glimpse into the experiences of Eurasians in Canada during the early 20th century. More than just a life story, "Me" is a powerful reflection on self-discovery, resilience, and the search for a place to call home. Eaton's candid voice resonates with honesty and vulnerability as she grapples with questions of heritage and acceptance. A significant contribution to Asian American and women's literature, "Me" remains a timeless testament to the enduring human spirit and the importance of embracing one's multifaceted identity. This edition preserves the original text, allowing readers to experience Eaton's narrative as it was first presented, offering a unique window into a pivotal era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Winnifred Eaton, (1875-1954) better known by her penname, Onoto Watanna was a Canadian author and screenwriter of Chinese-British ancestry. First published at the age of fourteen, Watanna worked a variety of jobs, each utilizing her talent for writing. She worked for newspapers while she wrote her novels, becoming known for her romantic fiction and short stories. Later, Watanna became involved in the world of theater and film. She wrote screenplays in New York, and founded the Little Theatre Movement, which aimed to produced artistic content independent of commercial standards. After her death in 1954, the Reeve Theater in Alberta, Canada was built in her honor.