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Brown Girl Like Me by Jaspreet Kaur

An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today, and a manifesto for change.

Radio 4,7 episodes

Episodes

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Episode One: Brown and Down
Jaspreet explores her mental health journey.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins
Episode Two: That's Not My Name. Managing Microaggressions
Jaspreet Kaur takes on microaggressions.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins
Episode 3: Menstruation and Other Taboos
It's that time of the month - Jaspreet Kaur takes on periods.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins
Episode Four: Ripped Roots - Brown Bodies, Hair and Colourism
Waxing, shaving, creams, or not at all? - the complicated business of body hair removal.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins
Episode Five. Sari Not Sorry: The Cultural Appropriation Conversation
Jaspreet Kaur is proud of her Brown Girl identity, and she wants to protect it.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins,
Episode Six: 'I Was At The Library': Love, Dating and Relationships
'Brown women know what love is. And we know what it is not' writes Jaspreet Kaur.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins
Episode Seven. 'I was at the library'. Love, dating and relationships part 2
Jaspreet continues her look at the dating and relationship game.
28 Jul 2022,15 mins