Beyond Ethnic Loneliness, Prasanta Verma
Beyond Ethnic Loneliness, Prasanta Verma
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Beyond Ethnic Loneliness
The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging

Author: Prasanta Verma

Narrator: Prasanta Verma

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/16/2024


Synopsis

"So what are you? Go back where you belong!"

Majority white American culture has historically marginalized people of color, who at times feel invisible and alienated and at other times are traumatized by oppression and public discrimination. This reality leads to a particular kind of aloneness: ethnic and racial loneliness.

An Indian American immigrant who grew up in white Southern culture, Prasanta Verma names and sheds light on the realities of ethnic loneliness. She unpacks the exhausting effects of cultural isolation, the dynamics of marginalization, and the weight of being other. In the midst of disconnection and erasure, she points to the longing to belong, the need to share our stories, and the hope of finding safe friendships and community. Our places of exile can become places where we find belonging—to ourselves, to others, and to God.

About Prasanta Verma

Prasanta Verma was born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the South, and now resides in the Upper Midwest. Her essays and poetry have been published in Sojourners, Propel Women, (in)courage, Inheritance Magazine, the Indianapolis Review, Barren Magazine, and the Mudroom blog. She served as a speech and debate coach for over ten years. When she's not writing, speaking, or working, she's drinking chai, walking, or reading. Prasanta lives with her family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Komal on April 11, 2024

Beyond Ethnic Loneliness is beautifully written with Prasanta incorporating personal stories to share what it was and is like as an immigrant growing up in the U.S. Beyond defining and describing ethnic and racial loneliness, Prasanta offers solutions so that we can all find hope in feeling connecte......more

Goodreads review by Rohadi on January 25, 2024

More and more books are finally being published that provide BIPOC folks language to name our collective experience. This book will help the reader find their path towards belonging and liberation.......more

Goodreads review by Helena on December 07, 2024

Such a beautiful and insightful book! Prasanta Verma offers little tidbits of her life throughout the book while referencing a wholeeee bunch of other sources- ie. other authors, statistics, snippets of poetry etc. I think this is a great example of someone who is passionate about what they are writ......more

Goodreads review by Paola on March 28, 2024

Beautiful book. A treasure trove of insight. With vulnerability, humor, and research Verma shares her experience as a child of immigrants raised in the United States since she was a baby. This formative experience frames a deep dive into the loneliness it creates when someone is from a place where t......more

Goodreads review by Jenai on February 19, 2024

Beyond Ethnic Loneliness is a book that helps the unseen and forgotten feel known and heard. Prasanta has a beautiful way of combining storytelling with information and data that helps us all see a better way to belonging.......more