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

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

Mehra, Nishta (author.). Mehra, Nishta All-American ethnic girl. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Black is the color of my true love's hair. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Working the trap. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Voluntarily bald. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Wrestling with ghosts. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Cult of motherhood. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Sin of our security. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Raising Shiv. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Making space. (Added Author). Mehra, Nishta Pretending to be white. (Added Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 9781250133557
  • ISBN: 1250133556
  • ISBN: 9781250133564
  • Physical Description: print
    211 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Picador, 2019.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note: 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.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		NONFIC 306.8743 MEHRA ( Send Text)
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