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Annahid Dashtgard. “A profound and candid reflection on the realities of race today.” – Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Crusted Snow.","id":22170973863995,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_d230974a-481b-40ee-9362-13c819941599.jpg?v=1654445069"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_d230974a-481b-40ee-9362-13c819941599.jpg?v=1654445069","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, diversity and inclusion specialist Annahid Dashtgard addresses the long-term impacts of exile, immigration, and racism by offering a vulnerable, deeply personal account of her life and work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnahid Dashtgard was born into a supportive mixed-race family in 1970s Iran. Then came the 1979 Revolution, which ushered in a powerful and orthodox religious regime. Her family was forced to flee their homeland, immigrating to a small town in Alberta, Canada. As a young girl, Dashtgard was bullied, shunned, and ostracized both by her peers at school and adults in the community. Home offered little respite, with her parents embroiled in their own struggles, exposing the sharp contrasts between her British mother and Persian father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to break free from her past, Dashtgard created a new identity for herself as a driven young woman who found strength through political activism, eventually becoming a leader in the anti–corporate globalization movement of the late 1990s. But her unhealed trauma was re-activated following the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. Suffering burnout, Dashtgard checked out of her life and took the first steps towards personal healing, a journey that continues to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a unique perspective on how racism and systemic discrimination result in emotional scarring and ongoing PTSD. It is a wake-up call to acknowledge our differences, addressing the universal questions of what it means to belong and ultimately what is required to create change in ourselves and in society.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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