Rebellious, fierce, unquiet, and as Bengali as they are American.
Meet Bengali-American writer and artist Farah Akhter Billah. She grew up in Sacramento and has written a book called Wrong Turns Lead Here.
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Farah A. Billah
Billah has done a photo series called "Coriander Cats: Bengali Girls In The Wild".
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Farah A. Billah
The series focuses on the clash of two very different traditions, life in the U.S., and the Bengali-American community's expectations of Bengali women.
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Farah A. Billah
"Growing up Bengali-American, my friends and I were expected to be the best of both worlds; successful in America, but with the social restrictions of Bengali culture," Billah told BuzzFeed.
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Farah A. Billah