EP5: Beauty Standards & Colorism (ft. Hemali Mistry)

Nothing can quite put into words growing up Brown in a western culture. Constantly torn between the individualistic society that you’re growing up in vs. the very collectivist way that the Desi community operates, I felt stuck in the middle. The values I gained from the individualistic culture encourage me to be independent and focus myself… the exact things that are seen as selfish for the collectivist. I never knew which part of my values to pursue, because the unique experience of being a child of Brown immigrant parents gives you the blessing & curse of being torn between the two in every decision you make.

Come listen to Hemali Mistry & I talk all about the specifics of growing up Desi; including generational trauma, toxicity within the community & double standards, beauty standards & colorism.