num_pages: 400
description: A unique memoir chronicles the fortunes of a family led by an African-American mother and a Congolese father, living both in Boston and in Tanzania, discussing the misunderstandings that divide Africans from African-Americans and extolling the traditions of both cultures. Reprint.
language: English
title: Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America
titlecomplete: Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America
genres: Memoir, Africa, Nonfiction, Biography
ratings_count: 52
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award
publisher: Plume