until bengali in-laws told her to f off.
""Initially I was rejected because I was Somali, and upon acceptance I was frequently complimented on how “Bengali” I looked when my hair was covered"
"Nonetheless, I didn’t live in a utopian “we don’t see colour” world where everyone around me was treated equally without prejudice. I certainly wasn’t blind to the discrimination I received growing up"
""Initially I was rejected because I was Somali, and upon acceptance I was frequently complimented on how “Bengali” I looked when my hair was covered"
"Nonetheless, I didn’t live in a utopian “we don’t see colour” world where everyone around me was treated equally without prejudice. I certainly wasn’t blind to the discrimination I received growing up"