The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America

by Nikesh Shukla

Most of the images and stories I consumed growing up have led me to believe that brown women fall in love secretly and often with sadness or shame.

My heart aches because these are the girls who have learned to accept being loved only part-time, who must endure the pain of heartbreak by themselves, and then carry the shame alone too. The girls who can’t hear their parents say “You deserve better” instead of “What will people say?”