Like a number of Netherlanders in the post–World War II era, Inez Hollander only gradually became aware of her family’s connections with its Dutch colonial past, including a Creole great-grandmother.
Inez Hollander teaches in the Dutch Studies Program at UC Berkeley. Her publications include The Road from Pompey’s Head: The Life and Work of Hamilton Basso and a memoir, Awakening from the American Dream.
“The amazingly clever technique Hollander utilizes to recreate her
family’s past lives—juxtaposing her relatives’ recollections with
contemporaneous historical accounts—is one that should inspire any
of us to delve deeper into our genealogies to bring our own
forebears to life. This book is an extraordinary piece of research
work.”
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“Hollander’s story helps us think in more complex ways about the
history of Dutch colonialism, and the multiple legacies of the
colonial relationship. Yet rather than dwelling on this aspect, it
offers an honest and complex portrayal of the personal and familial
consequences of colonial politics and the legacies that linger
on.”
*Pacific Affairs*
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