Being a Child of the South Asian Diaspora Means Having Different Wardrobes

It was in California that I realized my liberation was tied to my choice in clothing

Nancy Uddin
GEN
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5 min readMar 5, 2020

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DDuring my teen years in New York City, I would take frequent trips to a local McDonald’s to use its public bathroom. There, I would shed layers of clothing and switch into a miniskirt before going…

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Nancy Uddin
GEN
Writer for

Nancy is a journalist whose work has appeared in publications including HuffPost, Dazed, and Nylon. She is based in New York City.