They Called Us Exceptional

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1748223They Called Us Exceptionalhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/they-called-us-exceptional/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/204102/0dfcef81-8e84-4313-afc4-bea13177add7.jpg?v=638459863840670000157174MXNCrownInStock/Ebooks/In this vulnerable and courageous memoir, Prachi Gupta takes the myth of the exceptional Indian American family to task.The Washington PostI read it in one sitting. Wow. It aims right at the tender spot where racism, sexism, and family dynamics collide, and somehow manages to be both searingly honest and deeply compassionate.Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires EverywhereLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD A SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE SEASON: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, BustleHow do we understand ourselves when the story about who we are supposed to be is stronger than our sense of self? What do we stand to gainand loseby taking control of our narrative?Family defined the cultural identity of Prachi and her brother, Yush, connecting them to a larger Indian American community amid white suburbia. But their belonging was predicated on a powerful myth: the idea that Asian Americans, and Indian Americans in particular, have perfected the alchemy of middle-class life, raising tight-knit, high-achieving families that are immune to hardship. Molding oneself to fit this image often comes at a steep, but hidden, cost. In They Called Us Exceptional, Gupta articulates the dissonance, shame, and isolation of being upheld as an American success story while privately navigating traumas the world says do not exist.Gupta addresses her story to her mother, braiding a deeply vulnerable personal narrative with history, postcolonial theory, and research on mental health to show how she slowly made sense of her reality and freed herself from the pervasive, reductive myth that had once defined her. But tragically, the act that liberated Gupta was also the act that distanced her from those she loved most. By charting her familys slow unraveling, and her determination to break the cycle, Gupta shows how traditional notions of success keep us disconnected from ourselves and one anotherand passionately argues why we must orient ourselves toward compassion over belonging....1720724They Called Us Exceptional157174https://www.gandhi.com.mx/they-called-us-exceptional/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/204102/0dfcef81-8e84-4313-afc4-bea13177add7.jpg?v=638459863840670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239780593442999_W3siaWQiOiIxZGFkNWVkZi1iNjQ0LTQ2OWEtOWMzYS01YzYyNmVjZTU4MWUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjExNywiZGlzY291bnQiOjEyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEwNSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780593442999_An Indian American daughter exposes the dangerous model minority myth that tore her family apart and wrecks our mental health in this searing, brave, and heartfelt memoir.The daughter of Indian immigrants who settled in white suburban Pennsylvania, Prachi Gupta grew up with family as the foundation of her existence. For Prachi and her brother, Yush, family offered a cultural identity, a community, and a safe haven from the racism of the outside world. But her belonging was predicated upon a dangerous myththe idea that Asian Americans, and Indian Americans in particular, have perfected the alchemy of middle-class life, raising tight-knit, high-achieving families. But no one could see what lay beneath, and when the already frayed family is rocked by an unforeseen death, Gupta faces a reckoning on who she is and what she can really expect from the familial bond.In They Called Us Exceptional, Gupta connects the larger story we are told about success in America to the struggles she witnessed in her family, which fell apart trying to maintain the facade of perfection. By charting her familys slow unraveling, and her determination to break the cycle, Gupta excavates why we need to abandon the traditional notions of success that are killing usand instead make sense of issues that are embedded in her family, her community, and in society at large: sexism, mental illness, domestic violence, and racism.A love letter to her emotionally distant mother, Guptas powerfully written, probing examination is a clarion call for a nation crushed by the same delusion that crushed her family: Anyone can be successful here if they simply work hard enough. Gupta offers a personal argument for why we need to abandon traditional notions of success, and instead orient ourselves to seek connection and compassion....(*_*)9780593442999_In this vulnerable and courageous memoir, Prachi Gupta takes the myth of the exceptional Indian American family to task.The Washington PostI read it in one sitting. Wow. It aims right at the tender spot where racism, sexism, and family dynamics collide, and somehow manages to be both searingly honest and deeply compassionate.Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires EverywhereA SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE SEASON: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, BustleHow do we understand ourselves when the story about who we are supposed to be is stronger than our sense of self? What do we stand to gainand loseby taking control of our narrative?Family defined the cultural identity of Prachi and her brother, Yush, connecting them to a larger Indian American community amid white suburbia. But their belonging was predicated on a powerful myth: the idea that Asian Americans, and Indian Americans in particular, have perfected the alchemy of middle-class life, raising tight-knit, high-achieving families that are immune to hardship. Molding oneself to fit this image often comes at a steep, but hidden, cost. In They Called Us Exceptional, Gupta articulates the dissonance, shame, and isolation of being upheld as an American success story while privately navigating traumas the world says do not exist.Gupta addresses her story to her mother, braiding a deeply vulnerable personal narrative with history, postcolonial theory, and research on mental health to show how she slowly made sense of her reality and freed herself from the pervasive, reductive myth that had once defined her. But tragically, the act that liberated Gupta was also the act that distanced her from those she loved most. By charting her familys slow unraveling, and her determination to break the cycle, Gupta shows how traditional notions of success keep us disconnected from ourselves and one anotherand passionately argues why we must orient ourselves toward compassion over belonging....9780593442999_Crownlibro_electonico_afa5288c-caca-3c91-8357-ec2fab41bd2f_9780593442999;9780593442999_9780593442999Prachi GuptaInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-5cf0c3c9-95c2-4e06-ab55-a2c0909e8523.epub2023-08-22T00:00:00+00:00Crown