Book
Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion
Published 2019 by Picador, New York
ISBN 9781250133557
Bib Id 2243403
Edition First edition.
Description 211 pages ; 22 cm
More Details
Leader
02591cam a2200553Ii 4500
LCCN
2018-024338
ISBN
9781250133557 (hardcover) $25.00
1250133556
Call #
306.8743 M
Author
Uniform Title
Essays. Selections
Title
Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
2019 by Picador, New York :
Description
211 pages ; 22 cm
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.
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.
Subject
Added Author
FORMATS
SERIES
TAGS
Also available as
Tags
Availability
| header | Locations | header | header |
|---|