Whiter - 9781479800292

WhiterAsian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism\nAuthor(s): Nikki Khanna\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479800292, 978-1479800292\nSynopsis\nHeartfelt personal accounts from Asian American women on their experiences with skin color bias, from being labeled \""too dark\"" to becoming empowered to challenge beauty standards \n \""I have a vivid memory of standing in my grandmother's kitchen, where, by the table, she closely watched me as I played. When I finally looked up to ask why she was staring, her expression changed from that of intent observer to one of guilt and shame. . . . 'My anak (dear child),' she began, 'you are so beautiful. It is a shame that you are so dark. No Filipino man will ever want to marry you.'\""\""Shade of Brown,\"" Noelle Marie Falcis \n How does skin color impact the lives of Asian American women? In Whiter, thirty Asian American women provide first-hand accounts of .