"i got a little less dumb" :p YES! the diasporic experience is so much more nuanced and subtle than how the wider society views as the explicit cultural practices

@DanaDays

2 жыл бұрын

WOAH! masters thesis topic!!! so cool! wowowow! :o

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! We're so much more than what we're perceived to be, or even what we perceive ourselves to be at times.

Thank you for these wonderful recommendations. I'm from Suriname, living in the Netherlands. I've always desired to read more Caribean books written by Indo-Caribean writers.

I was looking for books from writers from Trinidad, thank you for the recommendations. Thank you for such a lovely video.

@booksaremysociallife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤ I hope you get to pick up some of these 😊

I think I remember knowing some Indo-Caribbean people when I was living in Calgary, so this comes as no surprise to me. But yeah. What most people don't know is Hinduism is pretty large in Guyana and Suriname.

Love book recs! My first Trinidadian friend was Indo Caribbean and Muslim. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry we live in a world where all people of color need to explain their racial background to us white people.

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty much explaining it to kost people who aren't Caribbean. That's cool! Re: your friend

This happened in the French colonies too but since they only had pondichery and a few other cities, we have less Indians but they still are the second biggest demographic in Guadeloupe for example where I’m from

My mom's family is from India (Pakistan now, but they emigrated before the partition) and she grew up in Grenada. I'm really excited to pick up a few of the books you recommended-Cereus Blooms at Night was already on my TBR, so maybe I'll take this as a sign to hurry up and read it. 😅

Oh, thank you for putting The Beast of Kukuyo back on my radar! and of course for sharing this video. Caribbean history in general is not really a focus in American schools, unsurprisingly, so I knew only the most basic overview. And I love what you said about culture / identity being so much more than the obvious markers, or what people assume are the obvious markers!

Oh this video is for people who don't know about indo Caribbean people

Thank you for offering some insight into your personal experience and heritage, I learned a lot and I'm eager to add the books you recommended to my TBR! 😊 Oh and that "Den of Racism" edit sent me 😂

Thank you for sharing! It's nice getting to know you better 😊👋🏻 you've got such a natural, relaxed way of talking about yourself and telling stories, I hope you incorporate personal stories into some other videos sometime!

Thank you for sharing this, this was so interesting & eye-opening!

Great video, very useful, thanks. Many books to add to my TBR!

Really enjoyed this information, thank you. Definitely will look into those books

Omg I'm dying at the "den of racism" image insert though 😅😆 Lovely video and discussion!

thank u for sharing ur story! i appreciate ur perspective

Lemme work, save and all books to list. Really enjoyed this whole vid. Informative and fun plus about books so 🔥🙋🏽‍♀️🤗

T&T and the Philippines are both very fascinating countries to me and at some point you said Indo Caribbean so I kinda assumed - but I’m glad you made a video. Also love the the stories

I just discovered your channel and I love that you did this I’m Jamaican and I’m always looking for books by Caribbean authors. I think that Americans don’t really understand races and ethnicities of Caribbean people because they view things very black or white but this was sweet of you to try and educate your audience because I’m tired of being an educator to the ignorant on subjects like race, ethnicity, and culture. Loved your video 🥰💕🥰💕 new subscriber 😁

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you appreciated it ❤

i read cereus blooms at night since you talked about it in a previous video! im looking forward to reading more from the author

thanks for sharing your experience. i gotta get my hands on a copy of a silent life and cereus blooms at night, every time you talk about them it's a reminder. appreciate you! :]

Great video! Only just started it but so far I liked Secrets We Kept by Krystal Sital. Definitely going to add some of your recs to my TBR. Thank you!

thank you for these recommendations. will have to check them (especially trinidian) ones out.

This video needs boosting, hi, hello, thank you for great perspective and information

I have read David Chariandry's memoir (esque) book I've Been Meaning To Tell You: A Letter To My Daughter and really loved it. I've been meaning to get to Brother ever since A book that touches on being Guyanese is Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging by Tessa McWatt. She talks about her different features and how people have treated her based on what race they perceive her to be. She has one grandparent that is Indo-Carribean and a great grandmother that was Chinese and then also has Black, Indigenous, Latinx and white ancestry and immigrates to Canada as a kid and to the UK as an adult.

One day I'd love to properly go to T&T! (I've been through the airport when I left Guyana lol) cause it looks damn gorgeous! And I've never been to Asia and I want to so I'm adding the Philippines to my list, also totally here for the recs!

Oh this was a great video

someone get this man a tourist style t-shirt that says: i experienced racism at the georgia aquarium and all i got was this t-shirt thanks for another great video saajid :-)

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE that!

Very fair explanation about your ethnicity. Think you are doing well in your thinking. However racism from Indians is very strong especially when it comes to intermarriage. I understand some of it is religious but integration among the many races in the Caribbean has to be faced as many suicides among young Indians can be traced to falling in love with the wrong race or the wrong Indian.

AHHHHHHHHHH screaming as you squeal about the Georgia aquarium

@DanaDays

2 жыл бұрын

AHAHAHA THE AQUARIUM PHOTO. DEN OF RACISM 🤣🤣

@DanaDays

2 жыл бұрын

"what is an indian HICK???"

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

Girl, not racism in the fish house!

Thank you so much for making this video!! I've read Shani Mootoo's Moving Forward, Sideways Like a Crab a couple of months ago and it was fabulous. Never got along with Naipul, nope, not for me. But Butterfly in the Wind goes straight on the list!

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

I think you'd love Butterfly in the Wind! I have Moving Forward on my TBR, I know ill love it whenever I get to it!

I've requested my library get the beast of kukuyo so fingerscrossed!

pausing bc akasha wants to go outside but omg the beginning of video discussion was wonderful. will likely be listening to it again.

@JesseOnYoutube

2 жыл бұрын

Silent life - adding to tbr OH MY GOD.

@JesseOnYoutube

2 жыл бұрын

the jumble bird looks amazing not gonna lie. love a good classic

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

@@JesseOnKZread I think y'all would love A Silent Life!

Silent Life - R Shah Death in the family - R Shah Cereus Blooms at night - S Mootoo Yard - A Eniath

Glad to see you’re making videos again I love your books recs. I’m probably in the minority I didn’t care about your ethnicity and just your videos and book recommendations 🤷

6:37 😂 stooop

@booksaremysociallife

Жыл бұрын

😂

I definitely learned something-ty! It struck me how fortunate you are to be able to not think about your “Indianness” like you said you did for awhile. As a Black American I feel like we never are able to just be. Being Black is always front and center, for good or for bad. Do the majority communities get along? Do they compete for resources, political advantage and the like?

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

Theres definitely political tension rooted in our history, but for the most part everyone gets along. It might depend on who you ask though.

The accent is clearly T&T

this is so educational! loved it! and I died laughing at 6:46 😂😊😂

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And yeah, I didnt realize how funny it was until I said it in the moment lol.

I have been looking for the jumbi bird for a while. Any ideas of which book store stocks it ?

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

You can check paperbased bookshop, they specialise in local literature. They're on Instagram. 😌

In the UK forms when you put ethnicity the only option you have is Afro - Caribbean. Indo - Carribbeans here have to settle for being identified as Asian.

@booksaremysociallife

2 жыл бұрын

That sucks

of course the only place you experienced racism was the u.s. haha i live 20 min from that aquarium. it's so peaceful minus the racists.