Black Lotus: A Woman’s Search For Racial Identity

"In a time when racial issues and identity politics are widely discussed, it’s hard to imagine growing up with your biological background hidden from you. But that’s what happened to Sil Lai Abrams, who, until she was 14, was told that her brown skin and curly hair were the result of being born in Hawaii. Abrams’ journey to the truth — that the man she knew as her father was not her biological father — makes for illuminating, thought-provoking reading."