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ISBN 978-976-95304-7-8
A Sense of
Belonging
A Sense of Belonging is a personal account of a British born woman of
Jamaican descent who migrated from England to Jamaica, her parents’
homeland, and found it to be a place which she can truly call home.
She tells of her ‘Jamaican’ childhood in England, her discontent with
the subtle forms of racism in the British education system, the search for
her identity, her wrestles with the decision to move from England to
Jamaica, and of the challenges she faced to begin her new life in Jamaica
with its traditions and culture that she was raised to honour and respect.
It gives some insight into why one British born Jamaican identifies
with the island of Jamaica and questions whether the British born person
of Jamaican or other West Indian descent will ever be truly accepted as
Black and British in the UK.
Grace Patricia Pinnock lived the first 32 years of her life in Birmingham,
England, UK. On leaving school and a Further Education College she
was employed with the Public Service for 13 years.
In 1991 she migrated to Jamaica with her parents who are returning
residents. Grace is a Jamaican citizen and has lived in Jamaica for over 20
years. She pursued further academic studies in Jamaica and graduated
from Shortwood Teachers’ College with a Diploma in Teaching in Early
Childhood Education. Grace went on to earn Bachelor of Education, and
Master of Education degrees in the same specialization at the University
of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
During her nine years in the classroom and a short period as a princi-
pal Grace has taught at a public educational early childhood institution,
and at preparatory schools in Kingston and St Catherine.
ASenseofBelongingGRACEP.PINNOCK
A Sense of
Belonging

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  • 1. ISBN 978-976-95304-7-8 A Sense of Belonging A Sense of Belonging is a personal account of a British born woman of Jamaican descent who migrated from England to Jamaica, her parents’ homeland, and found it to be a place which she can truly call home. She tells of her ‘Jamaican’ childhood in England, her discontent with the subtle forms of racism in the British education system, the search for her identity, her wrestles with the decision to move from England to Jamaica, and of the challenges she faced to begin her new life in Jamaica with its traditions and culture that she was raised to honour and respect. It gives some insight into why one British born Jamaican identifies with the island of Jamaica and questions whether the British born person of Jamaican or other West Indian descent will ever be truly accepted as Black and British in the UK. Grace Patricia Pinnock lived the first 32 years of her life in Birmingham, England, UK. On leaving school and a Further Education College she was employed with the Public Service for 13 years. In 1991 she migrated to Jamaica with her parents who are returning residents. Grace is a Jamaican citizen and has lived in Jamaica for over 20 years. She pursued further academic studies in Jamaica and graduated from Shortwood Teachers’ College with a Diploma in Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Grace went on to earn Bachelor of Education, and Master of Education degrees in the same specialization at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. During her nine years in the classroom and a short period as a princi- pal Grace has taught at a public educational early childhood institution, and at preparatory schools in Kingston and St Catherine. ASenseofBelongingGRACEP.PINNOCK A Sense of Belonging