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A review by kiraav
Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America by Sharmila Sen
5.0
This was a powerful memoir by an Indian woman who emigrated to America in 1982 but ended up an immigrant. She now lives with her husband and three kids in America itself.
I loved everything about this book, from little anecdotes in India to race culture in America. The part I liked the most was how the author didn't try to paint a perfect picture of India or Indians in the book. She gave due importance to casteism in India and compared it to racism. I was in awe upon reading such raw accounts of how India used to be in the late twentieth century.
I quite liked the final "Not white" stance of author as well and not just a word she chose to describe herself but the whole explanation about white being normative. It got me thinking and I realised we never do use "white man" as someone might use "Asian" or "Black" to describe people of different skin colors. And I just loved the concept of "Not White".
5 stars
I loved everything about this book, from little anecdotes in India to race culture in America. The part I liked the most was how the author didn't try to paint a perfect picture of India or Indians in the book. She gave due importance to casteism in India and compared it to racism. I was in awe upon reading such raw accounts of how India used to be in the late twentieth century.
I quite liked the final "Not white" stance of author as well and not just a word she chose to describe herself but the whole explanation about white being normative. It got me thinking and I realised we never do use "white man" as someone might use "Asian" or "Black" to describe people of different skin colors. And I just loved the concept of "Not White".
5 stars