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Half-Caste" is a poem by Guyanese poet John Agard that looks at people's ideas and usage of the term "half-caste", a derogatory term for people of multiracial descent. The poem is included within Agard's 2005 collection of the same name, in which he explores a range of issues affecting black and mixed-race identity in the UK.
Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan" is a poem by Moniza Alvi. [1] Alvi describes a few gifts that she receives from her aunts. This is a metaphor for her Pakistani culture, and she says how much it clashes with her English culture. The poem is about the poet's struggle to find which culture she truly belongs to; Pakistani or English.
Kutcha butcha (कच्चा बच्चा) is a Hindi phrase that means "half-baked child,” and is used to refer to biracial people of Indian and (white) British ancestry. [1] The expression consists of two words: kutcha, meaning “uncooked” or “underdone,” and butcha, which literally means “child.” The two words together ...
The poem is about the contrast between these people and the gap that is developing between the rich and poor even in the USA which is meant to be a 'democracy'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The description of the couple as "Beautiful People" is perhaps ironic as the term was first used to describe those had held countercultural ideals during the 1960s. [ 2 ]
An 1870 illustration by David Bonwick titled Last of the Tasmanians Woodcut 12 - with the description -- Walter George Arthur with his half-caste wife Mary Anne. Half-caste is a term used for individuals of multiracial descent. [1] The word caste is borrowed from the Portuguese or Spanish word casta, meaning race.
"Search for My Tongue" is a poem by Sujata Bhatt. [1] The poem is studied in England as part of the AQA Anthology. [2]"I have always thought of myself as an Indian who is outside India", the poet has said in an interview, stating that her language is the deepest layer of her identity.
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Cedric Cyril Dover (11 April 1904 – 1 December 1961) was a British Indian zoologist and later a writer on social and anthropological matters related to race. He preferred to be called a Eurasian rather than as an Anglo-Indian, both terms used for people of mixed ancestry.