Brown, White, Black
An American Family at the Intersection of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
New York : Picador, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 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.
Other Authors:
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.
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.
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.
Subjects:
Mehra, Nishta J.
Lesbian mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Racially mixed families -- United States -- Biography.
Interfaith families -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations.
Mehra, Nishta J.
Lesbian mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Racially mixed families -- United States -- Biography.
Interfaith families -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9781250133557 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Mehra, Nishta | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Mehra, Nishta | Northeast Indoors | Biography | In |