Books, videos, articles, and more recommended by Priya Nair, LCSW.
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Not a therapy book, but the best portrait of second-generation immigration experience I know. I recommend it when clients struggle to articulate the in-between feeling.
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem
On racialized trauma and the body. Essential for understanding intergenerational trauma from a somatic perspective.
Cultural Competence in Therapy
Psychology Today
A useful primer for clients trying to find a therapist who will understand the cultural layer without needing it over-explained.
Never Have I Ever
2020
Imperfect, but the rare show that takes second-generation South Asian American experience seriously. Useful for clients who want to point at something and say "yes, like that."