Title: Brown, white, black : an American family at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and religion /
Authors: Mehra, Nishta,; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.; Mehra, Nishta.
Year: 2019
Subjects: Mehra, Nishta.; Lesbian mothers United States Biography.; Racially mixed families United States Biography.; Interfaith families United States Biography.; Interfaith families; Lesbian mothers; Race relations; Racially mixed families; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS.; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.; United States Race relations; United States
Abstract: 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.
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.