Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion

Essays describe how the author's experiences as an Indian American, the wife of a white Christian woman, and the mother of an adopted black son have been challenged by rigid cultural family norms.

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Main Author: Mehra, Nishta, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Picador, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • All-American ethnic girl
  • Black is the color of my true love's hair
  • Working the trap
  • Voluntarily bald
  • Wrestling with ghosts
  • Cult of motherhood
  • The sin of our security
  • Raising Shiv
  • Making space
  • Pretending to be white
  • (Not) passing
  • This is what a family looks like.