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This Is One Way to Dance

by Sejal Shah

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First published: 2020
Pages: 137

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About this book

Sejal Shah’s “This Is One Way to Dance” is an insightful collection of essays that delve into her experiences as a South Asian American. The book scrutinizes the paradox of being both visible and invisible in America. Shah shares her journey from her childhood in western New York to her time spent in New England, New York City, and the Midwest, contemplating what it means to belong to or originate from a place.

The essays touch upon diverse themes such as weddings, representation, intersectionality, place, race, pop culture, and identity. The book challenges both stereotypes and conventional forms, introducing a crucial new perspective to the discourse on race and belonging in America.

About the author

Sejal Shah

Sejal Shah is an Indian American essayist whose work examines memory, language, family, race, and the meanings attached to place. Born to Gujarati immigrant parents and raised in western New York, she has taught writing at several universities and developed a form that moves between lyric reflection, cultural criticism, and personal narrative.

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