A Man from Another Land: How Finding My Roots Changed My Life - Hardcover

Washington, Isaiah

 
9781599953182: A Man from Another Land: How Finding My Roots Changed My Life
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1599953188 ISBN 13: 9781599953182
Verlag: Center Street, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

In this inspirational memoir, Grey's Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington explains how filling in the gaps of his past led him to discover a new passion: helping those less fortunate. DNA testing revealed that Washington was descended from the Mende people, who today live in Sierra Leone. For many people, the story would end with the results of the search; for Isaiah, it had just begun. Discovering his roots has given him a new purpose, to lead an inspirational life defined by faith and charity.

After visiting Sierra Leone, and researching the country and its needs, Washington forged a strong relationship with the Mende people, and was inducted as Chief Gondobay Manga in May 2006. He established The Gondobay Manga Foundation to institute many improvements suggested by the country's people, addressing educational concerns, practical issues (road building, water supply, and electricity), and rehabilitative projects.

Dual citizenship has been a dream of African-Americans such as W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, but Washington became the first to realize that honor in 2008. A twofold milestone, it was also the first time an African president granted citizenship based on DNA.

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Actor, producer and human rights activist, Isaiah Washington is an NAACP Image Award and Screen Actors Guild winning American actor. A veteran of several Spike Lee films, Washington is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

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Verlag
Center Street
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1599953188
ISBN 13 
9781599953182
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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