All Comments on 'Ohana Ch. 01'

Any child born from such a coupling would hardly be half black, so I don't know why you included that, but it was a good tale.

The potential offspring would be 1/2 Polynesian, 1/4 Hispanic and only 1/4 from African decent. Not counting any other ancestral additions from mom or dad. But momma sounds like a pretty diluted source for that particular genetic tidbit.

Point well taken about the "half-black" baby. But the narrator didn't consider himself "half-black" -- he was speaking from the mindset of the sixties, when under the "one drop" rule, anybody with African ancestry was considered "colored." It is true that his child would have been similarly classified, but the narrator is referring to the fact the the child will be raised in a Polynesian culture while retaining an African ancestry he might never know about.

This is explained a little farther in the sequel, where we learn that the narrator repudiates his "passing for white" and embraces his African-American heritage.

What about his Latino heritage? He doesn't like his old man, or what? Just to play devil's advocate.

Good story. I'm glad to see your stories here again.

a beautifully told story that I look forward to continuing.

Terrific story!