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Diplomacy and Diamonds

My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

By: Joanne King Herring

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Diplomacy and Diamonds

My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

By: Joanne King Herring

She's been dirt poor; she's been filthy rich. Rich was more fun. She married three times, divorced twice, found her true love, and lost him to cancer. At twenty-one, she was told she would soon die. She lived. Doctors said she'd never be able to have children. She had 'em. She's bargained with God, dictators, and Democrats. She's partied with princes, presidents, premiers, Barbara Walters, Anwar Sadat, Margaret Thatcher, Tom Hanks, and Francisco Franco . . . though not all at the same time. She captivated powerful men with her feminine charm, and then persuaded them toward unlikely political alliances through her formidable intelligence. She waltzed with Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace, dressed in men's clothes and smuggled herself in a barrel across the Pakistani border, threw a Roman-themed party so extravagant it was featured in Life magazine, and survived a Soviet gunship attack in the mountains of Afghanistan. Joanne Herring, the Houston socialite portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film Charlie Wilson's War, is far more colorful, funny, and likable than any screenwriter could have guessed. The former Texas television anchor is known for her improbable fight with the mujahideen against the former Soviet Union. But her full story-with all its God, guns, and Gucci glory-has never been told. Born in the man's world of Texas in a time when women had limited choices, Joanne Herring blazed a trail with allies as unlikely as Charlie Wilson, Pierre Cardin, and President Ronald Reagan . . . and in so doing forged new paths for women in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and America.

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Diplomacy and Diamonds

My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

By: Joanne King Herring

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Is Lighter Better?

Skin-tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans

By: Joanne L. Rondilla,Paul R. Spickard

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Skin-tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans

By: Joanne L. Rondilla,Paul R. Spickard

Colorism is defined as "discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color." In other words, some people, particularly women, are treated better or worse on account of the color of their skin relative to other people who share their same racial category. Colorism affects Asian Americans from many different backgrounds and who live in different parts of the United States. Is Lighter Better? discusses this often-overlooked topic. Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ask important questions such as: What are the colorism issues that operate in Asian American communities? Are they the same issues for all Asian Americans--for women and for men, for immigrants and the American born, for Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, Vietnamese, and other Asian Americans? Do they reflect a desire to look like White people, or is some other motive at work? Including numerous stories about and by people who have faced discrimination in their own lives, this book is an invaluable resource for people interested in colorism among Asian Americans.

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0742554937

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9780742554931

Diplomacy and Diamonds

My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

By: King Herring Joanne Dorman-Hickson Nancy

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My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

By: King Herring Joanne Dorman-Hickson Nancy

Herring, the Houston socialite portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film "Charlie Wilson's War," is far more colorful, funny, and likable than any screenwriter could have guessed. But her full story--with all its God, guns, and Gucci glory--has never been told ... until now.

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1609416686

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