Secret Life of My Vagina
• Gender Studies
A series of monologues focusing on their sexuality written and performed by South Asian women.
The author of one monologue recalls her mother's admonition before she attended a school dance: "No dancing with boys. You may have been born here, but you aren't some dirty American girl." She then describes her feelings of guilt about past sexual experiences with her boyfriends.
Another monologue examines the issue of sexual abuse in the South Asian community and a young girl's decision to lie to her parents about sexual abuse by her uncle.
The monologues are among the first in the United States to address the sexuality of South Asian women. Last year, two South Asian cultural organizations at Stanford University hosted "Yoni Ki Baat: Talks of the Vagina," addressing similar issues. ...
'Secret Life of My Vagina' examines South Asian female sexuality