Sejal Shah's collection of essays, 'This Is One Way To Dance' delves into what it means to be Indian-American in 'delightful' cultural commentary by exploring two realities: She is a born and bred American who is also embedded in the Gujarati diaspora.
In 1921, my grandmother moved from the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan to Rochester, New York to get married. There she lived until her death at age 109, outlasting my mother by eight years.
Shah's essays explore congruent realities: She is a born and bred American who is simultaneously embedded in the Gujarati diaspora. "This is what white boys say: Your hair. Your skin. This what black boys say: We together, together. This is what the Asian boys say: You date out too, I can tell. This is what the Jamaican boys say: I never liked you Indians. This is what the desis say: Get out of Massachusetts [where Shah attended college]. Move to New York."
Shah unveils Americans' stunning ignorance about countries and cultures outside their own, reminding us that India is a giant place with multitudinous cultures. In"Kinship, Cousins, & Khichidi," Shah takes a journey through food. She recalls the 1980s as"Moms in the kitchen, making chaa" and every family driving a Cutlass Cruiser station wagon with wood paneling.
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