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Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion by Mehra, Nishta, author; Mehra, Nishta. All-American ethnic girl; Mehra, Nishta. Black is the color of my true love's hair; Mehra, Nishta. Working the trap; Mehra, Nishta. Voluntarily bald; Mehra, Nishta. Wrestling with ghosts; Mehra, Nishta. Cult of motherhood; Mehra, Nishta. Sin of our security; Mehra, Nishta. Raising Shiv; Mehra, Nishta. Making space; Mehra, Nishta. Pretending to be white is a book available to read on EtoBox.
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211 pages ; 22 cm 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 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
- Author
- Mehra, Nishta, author; Mehra, Nishta. All-American ethnic girl; Mehra, Nishta. Black is the color of my true love's hair; Mehra, Nishta. Working the trap; Mehra, Nishta. Voluntarily bald; Mehra, Nishta. Wrestling with ghosts; Mehra, Nishta. Cult of motherhood; Mehra, Nishta. Sin of our security; Mehra, Nishta. Raising Shiv; Mehra, Nishta. Making space; Mehra, Nishta. Pretending to be white
- Publisher
- New York: Picador
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781250133557
- Subjects
- Gender Studies, Sociology, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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