Modern History Press (2008)
ISBN 9781932690637

"How to write a suicide note," is the second book in the series Reflections America. The author Sherry Quan Lee took six years to complete his story. The book consists of a series of poignant essays. Ms. Lee is a Chinese / Black woman. His father was Chinese and his mother was black. She developed an identity crisis because she was told to pass off as white and if she could not do that, then it should say she is Chinese. This was to help her be more accepted in society. How sad it was because her Chinese father left the family when she was five, so she was not created as a part of their culture. His strong mother, who was left to raise five children alone, did not want her to accept the dark side of their culture. I felt it should have been very damaging, because his mother deserved to have their culture renowned for their children. This Mrs. Lee taught to feel invisible.

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