About the Book : Brown Girl Like Me : The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for
South Asian Girls and Women
Brown Girl Like Me is an essential guidebook for South Asian women and girls on
how to deal with growing up brown, female, marginalized and opinionated.
Author Jaspreet Kaur pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental
health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism
to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. It will also address tough
questions:
- Can you be a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture?
- Why are Asian girls the second highest performing group of students in the
country, yet this