#JobAlert The Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure track appointment as Associate or Full Professor working in #gender and #sexuality studies of the Global South. To apply, please visit apply.interfolio.com/129310

Sukkot, the Jewish "Festival of booths," begins today. Learn more about it from Samira K. Mehta, PhD F'14 in The Conversation U.S.: bit.ly/3PX6mAE

I love writing with Brett Krutzsch, Ph.D. Krutzsch, but I also love being edited by him. Check out my piece on this special issue of The Revealer Religion and Reproductive Rights.” therevealer.org/the-racial-and…

Popping back on to Twitter for what else but self-promotion! I wrote a little holiday piece: #Hanukkah #Chanukah #Christmas #TheIndustrialRevolution theconversation.com/hanukkah-celeb…

So, I spent 4 hours on hold with MOHELA today. About 20 minutes in, I talked to someone lovely, who said I needed help from someone above her in the assistance pyramid and she transfered the call. After 4 hours on hold, they disconnected the call. Not cool, MOHELA.

A couple of details wrong, but this review really got the big picture of what I was trying to do spot on!

Throughout THE RACISM OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU, Samira K. Mehta, PhD works in highly personalized experiences, navigating spaces where she’s often questioned for her choices that often come down to her biracial identity and upbringing. INT'L. EXAMINER 🐉 buff.ly/48PouTc

A few thoughts for #AsianAmericanNativeHawaiianPacificIslanderMonth and #JewishAmericanHertiageMonth: theconversation.com/asian-jewish-a…

One way to embrace the interconnectedness of our stories and honor the Asian American ancestors who came before us is to read these books by @haroonthemoghul Samira K. Mehta, PhD Leigh Patel is LeavingThisJoint for BlueSky & others during #AAPIHeritageMonth. buff.ly/4buDtmW

Usually, when we think about racism, Samira K. Mehta, PhD says, we think about big historical moments. What about the racism of people who love you? CU Boulder College of Arts and Sciences buff.ly/3z0UZBy

#CUBoulder in the The Conversation U.S.: For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal—creatively weaving traditions together . via CU Boulder College of Arts and Sciences and Samira K. Mehta, PhD bit.ly/3Xh8FCk

The racism of people who love you is a subtler, more elusive form of racism, one that can be especially challenging for mixed-race individuals. Samira K. Mehta, PhD herself has endured it on many occasions. CU Boulder College of Arts and Sciences buff.ly/3z0UZBy

.Samira K. Mehta, PhD’s THE RACISM OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU talks about what it means to be a visible racial minority in a family that thinks itself progressive and the value(s) of fitting in. Multiracial identity is a complex experience. @Classical_Ideas buff.ly/3ztXpbZ

Anytime Samira K. Mehta, PhD came across as too American to her Indian relatives, they attributed it to her being half-Indian instead of understanding that she was being raised in a different cultural context, the US. #GrowingUpMixedRace @Classical_Ideas buff.ly/3ztXpbZ

"...our future must make room for & embrace a swell of #interfaith #Jewish families..." #APBspeaker Samira K. Mehta, PhD celebrates that the American Jewish future is interfaith. However, she believes it’s time #rabbis are as well: bit.ly/3RU3Knx The Forward

“Despite the growing number of mixed-race people, it never occurred to me, as a mixed-race person, that I would see myself in the political life of the nation.”—Samira K. Mehta, PhD buff.ly/3Xg84Rg