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Khanga, Yelena –
Journalist
At a Glance
The Move to Russia
An African Connection
Roots Rediscovered
Selected writings
Sources
The story of journalist Yelena Khanga and her family is stranger than many that appear in the pages of novels.
Yelena khanga biography of martin
A citizen of the former Soviet Union since her birth in , Khanga can trace her roots to Poland, Tanzania, Mississippi, and several large American cities. Khangas attempts to track her tangled ancestryand her discoveries about racism in both Russia and the United Stateshave formed the subject matter of her writings and have made her a minor celebrity on American shores.
She is the author of Soul to Soul: The Story of a Black Russian American Family, , as well as numerous newspaper articles that detail her experiences in her native land and abroad. Chicago Tribune correspondent Dana Micucci wrote of Khanga: Her layered heritage, a curiosity to others, to her is the most natural thing in the world.
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