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Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion
- Title
- Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion / Nishta J. Mehra.
- Author
- Mehra, Nishta J.
- Publication
- New York : Picador, 2019.
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- Description
- 211 pages; 22 cm
- 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.
- Uniform Title
- Essays. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Essays.
- American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion
- Subjects
- Racially mixed families
- Lesbian mothers
- Interfaith families
- United States
- Racially mixed families > United States > Biography
- Race relations
- Lesbian mothers > United States > Biography
- Nonfiction
- Autobiographies
- Interfaith families > United States > Biography
- Mehra, Nishta
- United States > Race relations
- Biography
- Genre/Form
- Nonfiction.
- Biography.
- Autobiographies.
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc D 19-618
- ISBN
- 9781250133557
- 1250133556
- 9781250133564 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018024338
- OCLC
- 1039212569
- Author
- Mehra, Nishta J., author.
- Title
- Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion / Nishta J. Mehra.
- Publisher
- New York : Picador, 2019.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Mehra, Nishta J. All-American ethnic girl.Mehra, Nishta J. Black is the color of my true love's hair.Mehra, Nishta J. Working the trap.Mehra, Nishta J. Voluntarily bald.Mehra, Nishta J. Wrestling with ghosts.Mehra, Nishta J. Cult of motherhood.Mehra, Nishta J. Sin of our security.Mehra, Nishta J. Raising Shiv.Mehra, Nishta J. Making space.Mehra, Nishta J. Pretending to be white.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 19-618