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Brown white black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion / Nishta J. Mehra.

Mehra, Nishta, (author,, narrator.). 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:

A collection of essays that present a portrait of Nishta J. Mehra's family experiences as an Indian American: the wife of a white Christian woman; the mother of an adopted son, who is black; and their experiences dealing with America's rigid ideas of race, gender, and sexuality.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250318732
ISBN: 1250318734
Physical Description: 5 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [New York] : Macmillan Audio, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Subtitle from container. Compact discs.
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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by the author.