![]() ![]() Qamar speaks directly to young women of colour navigating the difficulties of living in a world where traditions, cultural practices and values clash with their learned identities at home. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]() Her book, which has received praise from Mindy Kaling herself, helps other women of colour cope with meddling aunties and community members: alongside her colourful illustrations are step-by-step recipes for traditional dishes (each with her own personalized spin), clever career advice, suggestions on dealing with racism in the workplace (or anywhere else), personal essays about shadeism, and tips about where to go on dates with non-desi lovers without getting caught. Imitating the nonchalant shade and support for the patriarchy delivered daily by aunties and nosy neighbours, Trust No Aunty explores the overbearing interference that Qamar, a 26-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has herself survived while living in a South Asian immigrant household. Article content Trust No Aunty.ĭespite their various faces, these aunties consistently represent the figures in our lives that subject us to live within the realm of normativity and are prepared to catch us and correct us anytime we try to escape it. ![]()
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