HYPHENED-NATION:
Don’t Check the Box
by Nicole
Draffen
Honoree
of three prestigious Literary Awards, The Independent Authors Network (IAN)
Book of the Year Award, the indie BRAG B.R.A.G. Medallion, and The Wishing
Shelf Book Awards. Hyphened-Nation was inspired by the authors travels
overseas, and time spent living in the United Kingdom. Living abroad was an
eye-opening experience, she grew to understand certain aspects of American
culture better, the longer she lived overseas. This book is about her insights,
and experience of being treated as an American, rather than a hyphenated one.
The difference was startling and lead her on a journey to
understand why The United States is one of the only, if not the only country,
that hyphenates its citizens by ethnicity before nationality.
It is a journey of discovery in understanding that those same boxes we allow ourselves to be placed into as hyphenated-Americans, limit economic, educational, societal, and cultural growth. Her story focuses on ways the United States and our global community differ culturally, and steps citizens can take to create a non-hyphenated coalitional nation.
Available in Paperback, Audiobook, and eBook Here!
About the Author
As a builder, a fixer, and a challenger; I love tearing things apart to
understand them, and then try to prove or disprove their merit. This allows me
to move through life with an air of certainty about what I know, and also what
I don’t know. So naturally when I lived abroad, the social and cultural
consciousness of the people I met, and the things I observed inspired my natural
inclination to understand and study the value of cultural norms. The more I
traveled overseas, the more I grew to understand certain aspects of the
American perception of culture. My journeys inspired me to write a book.
However, when I’m not
making plans on how to change the world, you can find me in my garden tending
to a vast variety of plants, Feng Shui-ing everything in sight, pursuing my
passion of collecting old paintings, attending jazz festivals, antiquing and running.
I truly believe each of us can achieve whatever we set out to do, if we are
determined, and remain positive.
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