Published Author
Patrice
(Harduar) Gopo

Patrice Gopo, MPP/MBA '07, published her first book, “All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way,” released in August 2018 with an imprint of HarperCollins. Gopo writes from the perspective of being the black daughter of Jamaican immigrants who was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. In this poetic and often courageous collection of essays, she examines the complexities of race relations, immigration questions, and identity formation in our turbulent yet hopeful time of intersecting heritages. With an eloquence born of pain and longing, Gopo's reflections challenge us to wonder if the very differences dividing us might bring us together after all.