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A Brown Girl’s Memoir on Ancestry, Fishing and The Undercurrents of Climate Change  Photo: DZiegler Originally published on Medium - December 4, 2024
When I was a child, my father used to take us fishing. As a Bangladeshi immigrant, he had a nostalgia for things that reminded him of home. And this included fish. He was passionate about them — from catching them to eating them to examining the shining quality of their eyeballs at the market to determine their freshness. Dad’s face would light up at seeing a whole fish, whether on the Discovery Channel or in the supermarket. I suppose I inherited a bit of that spirit too, one that would show up in my adulthood as a surfer and traveler. This time, I was headed back to a tiny island off the Northwest coast of Fiji. It was so small you could walk around it in 20 minutes. I had spent some time there whilst on my nonprofit sabbatical the year prior, and managed to return for some needed respite and waves. [Read the full story on Medium →]
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 Our circular surf brand isn't just about creating beautiful products - it's an extension of our values and philosophy - connection, empowerment and love for Mother Earth! To that end, we are STOKED to be participating in two artisan markets in honor of Mother’s Day where we will have on hand some of the first products in our circular surf brand – our small batch, imperfect, handmade soaps, salves and shampoo bars. Arts & Eats – Piedmont Ave. Oakland, CA  Brown GIrl Surf will be among other local makers, artists, musicians and the restauranteurs from Doña and Pomella for an awesome day of creativity, art, community and food! There will be free gift wrapping on site for Mother’s Day as well as artist workshops/ demonstrations and raffles. We hope to see you there! Date: May 10, 2025 Address: 3770 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA 94611 Phone: 510-910-3059 Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Cost: FREE Instagram: @artsandeatsoaktown For more information visit: https://www.visitoakland.com/event/arts-%26-eats-piedmont-ave/33761/ Love Your Mother Market – Pacifica, CA - Completed  This is a pop-up market organized by Coastside Art Collective featuring beautiful creations from local women artisans and vendors. We’ll be there too, debuting our imperfectly perfect soaps and salves just in time for Mother’s Day. We’d love to see you!
Date: Sunday, April 27th Address: Pedro Point Firehouse 1227 Danmann Ave. Pacifica, CA Time: 12 – 4 pm COST: FREE Instagram: @coastsideartcollective |
brown girl surfFarhana Huq is the Founder of brown girl surf and a voice in inspiring waves of change in surf and ocean culture through storytelling, community building, and sustainable entrepreneurship. ArchivesCategories |
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