Global InformationAlvera Frederic information
Alvera Rita Frederic | |
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| Born | Alvera Rita Frederic October 21, 1921 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2014 (aged 92) Parma, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse | Harold John Kalina |
Alvera Rita Kalina, (née Frederic, October 21, 1921 – April 5, 2014) was a multiracial American who passed as white. After her marriage she kept the secret of her heritage from her children.[1] She is the subject of White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing, written by her daughter, Gail Lukasik.
- ^ "My mother spent her life passing as white. Discovering her secret changed my view of race - and myself". Independent.co.uk. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-21.