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Nakedness, Story 3: Okay With the Gay

State of the Human by Stanford Storytelling Project

Jun 28, 202415:03Society & Culture

Growing up with Indian immigrant parents in a Wyoming college town, Aru was used to the tension of what her parents expected her to be and the person she was actually becoming. In this story, recorded at First Person Sto...

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Nakedness, Story 3: Okay With the Gay is an episode from State of the Human by Stanford Storytelling Project. Growing up with Indian immigrant parents in a Wyoming college town, Aru was used to the tension of what her parents expected her t...

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Published Jun 28, 2024, 15:03 long, audio available.

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Growing up with Indian immigrant parents in a Wyoming college town, Aru was used to the tension of what her parents expected her to be and the person she was actually becoming. In this story, recorded at First Person Story in April of 2024, Aru takes the risk of emotional nakedness with her mom–even though it may leave her feeling exposed.

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Published Jun 28, 2024 and 15:03 long