RACE AND ETHNICITY-Dismantling Colorism in the South Asian Diaspora. An interview with former Miss America Nina Davuluri and actor Anita Kalathara. Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer
KEY POINTS- When a SA woman with darker skin is given prominence, it is not without backlash from within the community. Colorism is loaded in that it involves a sense of betrayal by one’s own family and community. South Asian kids learn early on that Eurocentric features, such as fair skin, are the keys to power. SA women have an “increased vulnerability to the negative...
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