Untold

"untold: defining moments of the uprooted" - a Brown Girl Magazine anthology - is a collection of real stories that explores the South Asian experience in the U.S., U.K., and Canada through the lens of identity, being, and relationships. Thirty-two emerging voices share deeply personal moments relating to immigration, infertility, divorce, mental health, suicide, sexual orientation, gender identity, racism, colorism, casteism, religion, and much more, all while balancing the push and pull of belonging to two cultural hemispheres. Every story sheds light on the authentic truths of living as womxn with hyphenated identities that have only been whispered - until now."untold: defining moments of the uprooted" contains sensitive content. Recommended for ages 16+.Authors:Tanuja Desai Hidier - ForewordTrisha Sakhuja-Walia - IntroductionRita Sengupta - Coming Out AgainL.M. Iyer - Performing LinesRavleen K. - The Hair CutSharda Sekaran - Anywhere But IndiaHena Wadhwa - Fourth AvenueMeera Solanki Estrada - Born UntouchableNova A. - I'm Here, and I'm QueerJ. Lalwani - Terror and Redemption in Trump CountryAmrisa Niranjan - Coming to Ah-merri-kahRadhika Patel - Harrison RoadShimul Chowdhury - An "American"Gabriella Deonath - Unveiling MeM.K. Ansari - The Whispering of the JinnPooja Patel - Poor Obstetric OutcomeApoorva Verghese - Dark and LovelySubrina Singh - Surviving SuicideNupur Chaudhury - EnoughJessie Brar - The Day I Woke UpPriyal Sakhuja - The Unforgiving SunKimberly Parekh - A Tale of Two: A (Cancer) Journey Between Best FriendsAnantha Sudhakar - A Tale of Two: A (Cancer) Journey Between Best FriendsRajvir Gill - The Good GuyNisha Singh - PuttarSaahil - A Saccharine SicknessChandra Coats - Meeting My First Blood RelativeDuriba Khan - HomeNina Malagi - In The Eye of the OwnerAnita Wadhwani - Motherly InstinctsRadhika Menon - MutassanRaksha Muthukumar - Kirby JacksonNeha Patel - Someday, MaybeSabina England - Amor Indocumentado