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Brown Girl Like Me

The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women

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Brown Girl Like Me

By: Jaspreet Kaur
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Captivatingly read by the author, Jaspreet Kaur.

You might feel that this fight is too big for you. How on earth can you dismantle so many complex, long-standing systems of oppression? My answer: piece by piece.

Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them, and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.

Jaspreet pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. She also addresses complex issues, such as how to manage being a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture, and why Asian girls – the second highest performing group of students in the country – aren't seen in larger numbers in universities and head offices.

Interviews with brilliant South Asian Women of all walks of life as well as academic insight show what life is really like for brown women in the diaspora. Part toolkit, part call-to-arms, Brown Girl Like Me is essential reading for South Asian women as well as people with an interest in feminism and cultural issues, and will educate, inspire and spark urgent conversations for change.

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©2022 Jaspreet Kaur (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
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Critic reviews

Jaspreet voices all the taboos of a brown girl's existence with truth, honesty and blatancy (Shazia Mirza, comedian and writer)
Stunning . . . this is not just an insightful declaration of empowerment. The book is a toolkit designed to equip women with the confidence they need to navigate an intersectional identity. (DESIblitz)
Jaspreet’s writing provides vital access to a beautifully captured experience of growing up in a diverse Britain: this results in a beautifully informative, entertaining and affirming book. (Preet Gill, MP)

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All brown girls should read

Thank you Jaspreet - very relatable particularly similar family background and evoked a lot of good and bad memories

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Brilliant

Love this book. Jaspreet kaur is an amazing author and the book is very well written!!

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First ever book read that’s made me feel at home

Loved this book! I’ve been able to relate to so many things and it feels comforting knowing I wasn’t actually the only one!

A must read

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Wonderful book

Wonderfully read and thought provoking, I would recommend this book to all brown, white, black, man or woman. Will make you laugh and fill your eyes.

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Roar sister, roar

Exceptional and very accessible, this book has value for all women, not just brown girls. Reading this book is like you & your mates letting it all out. Loved it.

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Brown girls like me

Loved it...so much I could relate to.
Balanced view on challenges facing Brown Women...empowering brown girls to roar!

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A great read

Jaspreet i enjoyed reading your book. The true life examples from yourself and some of the names mentioned made this very relatable to a brown guy like me.

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Educational and insightful

Great book, its was eye opening and made me feel less alone hearing others stories. It’s important they’re heard.

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Great debut book!

So much powerful content for brown women who often feel ostracised by society, it’s always great to hear the audiobook version read by the author. It’s full of love, self love, compassion, anger, frustration and yet still makes me smile as a brown guy reading it. There are some areas which feel rather textbook in tone, however the content is far from textbook and should be a must for everyone who wants to learn about … the other or being the other. Congrats Jaspreet on your debut book!! Inspiring in so many ways.

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