Samira K. Mehta is an associate professor of women and gender studies and of Jewish studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research and teaching focus on the intersections religion, culture, and gender, including the politics of family life and reproduction in the United States. Her first book, Beyond Chrismukkah- The Christian-Jewish Blended Family in America, was a National Jewish book award finalist. Mehta's current academic book project, God Bless the Pill- Sexuality and Contraception in Tri-Faith America is forthcoming from the University of North Carolina Press. Connect with her online at samiramehta.com and on Twitter @samirakmehta.
“Thoughtful meditations on identity.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Throughout, Mehta pulls off an impressive set of balancing acts,
weaving theory through stories, knitting personal memories, public
histories, family dynamics, and cultural norms together with brutal
honesty and no small amount of tenderness as she attempts to
understand hurtful behavior without excusing it.”
—Cannonball Read
“Samira Mehta interweaves laugh-out-loud personal vignettes with
piercing reflections on life as a biracial person. Drawing also on
her multireligious upbringing, she conveys moments of joy and pain
in ways that let us all in on the experience. The Racism of People
Who Love You is relatable for all kinds of readers, with especially
important insights for all of us who have people of mixed racial
and religious backgrounds in our families and social circles.”
—Khyati Y. Joshi, author of White Christian Privilege
“Samira Mehta’s The Racism of People Who Love You has the qualities
of my favorite writing: insightful, provocative, and revealing. Her
unique story provides a window into the common yet underrepresented
experience of mixed belonging, and she displays the unique ability
to share these stories in ways that welcome the reader to see the
world afresh.”
—Simran Jeet Singh, author of The Light We Give
“Moving fluidly between personal storytelling and theoretical
analysis, Samira Mehta offers an unblinking examination of the
complexities, dangers, and possibilities of being of mixed
heritage—not only in America writ large but also within one’s own
family. At once intellectually rigorous, personally invested, and
uncommonly well-written, The Racism of People Who Love You is an
essential read for anyone interested in negotiating difference,
confronting injustice, and extending compassion to those who both
love and hurt you.”
—Lynn Casteel Harper, author of On Vanishing
“Samira Mehta’s searching essays have prompted me to think about
love and race in deeper, more nuanced, more intimate ways. As a
white person in a multiracial family, I know all too well how
tempting it is to buy into the myth that love is enough. Samira
insists instead that love is just the beginning.”
—Briallen Hopper, author of Hard to Love
“We are finally, thankfully, seeing more books that delve into the
personal experience of race. Mehta’s work is an important addition
to our ongoing discussions about race in America.”
—Kavita Das, author of Craft and Conscience
“The Racism of People Who Love You is by turns gripping,
challenging, funny, and compassionate, effortlessly entwining
personal experience with global, religious, and literary histories.
Samira Mehta is an important new voice grappling with the
complexity of American identities.”
—Peter Manseau, author of One Nation Under Gods
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