I learned a lot about the heritage you mention here when I read The Covenant of Water this year - historical fiction about generations of a Malayali family, written by one of your own. Have you heard of it? Possibly my favorite book of the year.
Some days it looks like me with a full curly fro yet wearing a dress because me, at my core, loves dresses and sandals. Even in December. It’s me with my Chicago slang and seeing a bit of where I grew up show in how I teach. And while I thought folks would judge me, most people have told me they love how authentic I am. That they see my actual personality.
I love this.
I learned a lot about the heritage you mention here when I read The Covenant of Water this year - historical fiction about generations of a Malayali family, written by one of your own. Have you heard of it? Possibly my favorite book of the year.
Will have to check it out! Thanks for the recc, Kacie.
Check out the author, Abraham Varghese, on instagram.
Oh, it’s Verghese, not Varghese.
Some days it looks like me with a full curly fro yet wearing a dress because me, at my core, loves dresses and sandals. Even in December. It’s me with my Chicago slang and seeing a bit of where I grew up show in how I teach. And while I thought folks would judge me, most people have told me they love how authentic I am. That they see my actual personality.
Yes!!! You embody this incredibly well, Kris.