Lindi Tardif

Gebundenes Buch

Daughter of Apartheid

Beschreibung

Two decades since the fall of apartheid and five decades since the death "Jim Crow", freedom has advanced, yet some question if it has advanced far enough and are embittered. I am a Black woman born to a racist regime and I tell my stories in hopes that it will speak to those who are embittered.

Autor

Lindi Tardif is an author, tech startup founder, board member, and an international tax lawyer with extensive experience in the corporate world with blue chip companies, including Amazon. Lindi's diverse career has led her across the globe, from Johannesburg and London to Boston and Seattle. Lindi earned a Master of Laws in taxation degree from Boston University, as well as Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws, and Master of Laws in taxation degrees from Wits University. Lindi was born in Soweto, South Africa, where she lived under apartheid for twenty years. She is a third-generation activist and second-generation lawyer and writer. Her dad, a civil rights attorney, was murdered under the apartheid regime and her paternal granddad, an anti-apartheid activist and writer, spent over two decades in exile from South Africa under apartheid. Her mom, an attorney, and grand mom taught her the importance of making good lifestyle choices. Lindi's upbringing shaped her views on equality and inculcated a drive to break down norms rooted in discrimination. It also cultivated a passion to help youngsters develop empowering beliefs and make choices that will put their lives on an upward trajectory. Lindi currently lives on Mercer Island, Washington, with her kids.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ELM Hill
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781400325276
• ISBN-10: 1400325277
• Artikelnr.: 56927359