brown girl surf: Press, Books & Academic Articles
In our first few years of existence, we received an overwhelming amount of press inquiries from over 4 continents, many of which we were unable to respond to due to capacity. The press, book mentions and academic journals below represent a portion of all brown girl surf coverage since our start in 2012.
Sea Maven. "From Seafaring Dreams to Social Purpose: an Interview with Tala Khanmalek, Founder of Sailing for Social Justice." Sea Maven, June 17, 2024.
Huq, Farhana. (2023, January). "The Things I Never Shared About Being a Founder." [Post]. LinkedIn.
Team Subkit. "Surf Life Executive Coaching - Farhana Huq." Go Solo. August 5. 2022.
Hayhurst, L., Thorpe, H, Chawansky, M. (2021) Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories. Emerald Publishing Limited.
2020
Smith, Caleigh. "Female Bangladeshi Surfers Making Waves in Mainstream Media." Teton Gravity Research, January 5, 2020.
Zhang, Emily. "California Surfing Has a Serious Diversity Problem." SF Weekly. July 23, 2020.
Incorrect: "Manickham-Shirley co-founded Oakland-based Brown Girl Surf with Farhana Huq back in 2011."
Correct: Manickham-Shirley did not co-found brown girl surf with Farhana Huq in 2011. brown girl surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in the founding history.
Evans, Yolanda. "Whoever Said Surfing is for White People Never Met These Women." ZORA. January 28, 2020.
2019
Comer, Krista. "What leisure? Surfeminism in an era of Trump." Palgrave Communications 5. April 30, 2019.
Judd, Barry. "The Critical Surf Studies Reader." Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association [NAIS], vol. 6, no. 1, spring 2019, pp. 184+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A642598411/AONE?u=anon~af7e3643&sid=googleScholar&xid=5937aaf7.
2018
Medea, Rosa. "Brown Girl Surf: Women of colour learning to surf and to be environmental stewards." Life and Soul Magazine. February 18, 2018.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was founded in 2011 by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in the Oakland area"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded in 2011 by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
Diamond, Anna. "Meet the surf crew bringing through the new wave." Red Bull. January 6, 2018.
Feher, Erin, "Surfer Girls: Brown Girl Surf is making the surfing landscape a little less homogeneous," San Francisco Magazine, January, 2018.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhanna Huq and Mira Manickam-Shirley"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not started by Farhana Huq and Mira Manikam-Shirley. Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Check out this California Nonprofit That Introduces Black Women to Surf Culture," Blavity, January 2, 2018.
2017
Comer, Krista. "Surfeminism, Critical Regionalism, Public Scholarship." The Critical Surf Studies Reader, edited by Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman, Duke University Press, 2017, pp. 235-262.
Incorrect: Article states Surfing Possibility was "made with crowdsourced funds from a Kickstarter campaign."
Correct: Surfing Possibility was made, in part, by crowdsourced funds from an Indiegogo campaign. As the campaign was only 20% funded, co-producers Cara Jones of Storytellers for Good and brown girl surf's Founder, Farhana Huq, self-funded the majority of the project.
Gebreyesus, Ruth, "The California nonprofit teaching brown women how to find freedom in the water." The Fader, Oct. 2017. Print.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was co-founded by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in 2011"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not started by Farhana Huq and Mira Manikam-Shirley. Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Meet Brown Girl Surf, The California Nonprofit Uniting Black Women in the Water," Nation, October 23, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "In 2011, Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam founded Brown Girl Surf"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in 2011. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq only in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Agents of Change: Brown Girl Surf, Meet Two Women Committed To Bringing More Diversity To the World of Surfing," SURFER, August 7, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "she (Farhana) hired an Executive Director named Mira Manickman to run community programs..."
Correct: Farhana did not hire Mira as Executive Director. Farhana collaborated with Mira and other public and nonprofit partners to help launch community programs as detailed in our founding history, in our Learn to Surf Program Archive and in the Ocean Days Program Archive.
Replogle, Jill. "Making the California coast public for all." High Country News, June 13, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "...Mira Manickam, who founded San Francisco-based Brown Girl Surf in 2011."
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded by Mira Manickam in 2011. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
Gordon, J. and Blair, D. "San Francisco Surfer Girls Charge Hard in New Doc." CineSource, May 5, 2017.
2016
"Breaking Waves, Breaking Barriers: The Badass Women of Brown Girl Surf." KQED Arts, October 11, 2016.
Paul, Caroline. The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. E-book.
Thorpe H. and Chawansky M.. Women in Action Sport Cultures: Identity, Politics & Experience. London: Macmillan, 2016. Print.
2015
Man's World Staff. "Indians who are making waves in the sport of surfing." Man's World, December 18, 2015.
"Making Girl Waves." NRI World Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3, July - September, 2015.
"Surfrider Tables Waves of Freedom with Easkey Britton." The Surfrider Foundation, March 11, 2015.
"First Ever Women's International Surfing Month." Soul, Surf'n Yoga, February 8, 2015.
2014
Schumacher, Cori. "ROXY Pro Trailer: One Year Later." September 24, 2014.
Waterpeople. "First Female Surfer from the Democratic Republic of Congo?" August 26, 2014.
Merchant, Preston. "Ishita Malaviya: India’s First Female Pro Surfer on Safari." The Aerogram, July 30, 2014.
Carmel, Dana. "Creating Waves of Social Change with Brown Girl Surf." Time Travel Plans, June 9, 2014.
"Ishita, Popularizing Surfing in India." Velvet Park, April 24, 2014.
2013
Hurst, Nathan. "She Surfs Sea Swells." The Intelligent Optimist, November/December 2013.
"Celebrating Day of the Girl with Brown Girl Surf." Girl Museum, October 29, 2013.
"Girl Rising: Everyday Heroes," Intel Involved, October 27, 2013.
"Brooke Wright, Shoulder Notes: Women's surf media marketing blemishes more than skin deep," Santa Cruz Sentinel, by Brooke Wright, October 26, 2013.
"Brown Girl Surf: Celebrate International Day of the Girl," Patagonia Presents, September 2013.
"Surfing Possibility: Bringing Good Tidings to IDG2013." 10x10, August 16, 2013.
Huq, Farhana. "Bangladesh You Broke Me." Bodies in Space, April 7, 2013.
"Surf's Up for The Most Fearless." CIMA, April 2013.
"Interview with Agent of Change and Founder of Brown Girl Surf." Lonesome George and Co. Blog, January 15, 2013.
"Farhana Huq: The Story of Brown Girl Surf," MISSION.tv, January 2013.
"Small Waves, Big Lessons Part 3: What I Learned Surfing with Street Kids in Bangladesh," Huffington Post, by Cara Jones, January 11, 2013.
2012
Jones, Cara. "Small Waves, Big Lessons: What I Learned from Getting Surfed in India." Huffington Post, December 12, 2012.
"Interview: Modern Heroes #4." Edgie News, November 2012.
Scheper, Jessica. "Brown Girl Surf." Xookazine, November 29, 2012.
Jones, Cara. "Small Waves, Big Lessons: Why I Will Learn to Surf in India." Huffington Post, November 12, 2012.
Kornfeld, Sarah. "Honor Women Surfers and Individual Freedoms." We Blog the World, November 11, 2012.
Huq, Farhana. "The Story of Brown Girl Surf." India Currents, November 12, 2012. (PDF)
Clayton, Danny. "Brown Girl Surf." Salt Gypsy, October 24, 2012. (PDF)
"Irishwoman Easkey Britton Makes Surf Waves in Iran," BBC News, October 2, 2012.
"Surfing Possibility: India and Bangladesh's First Surfer Girls." Surf Sister, September 2012.
Gall, Johnie. "WATCH: Surfing Possibility: India and Bangladesh's First Surfer Girls." Foam Magazine, September 24, 2012.
Hill, Lauren and Huq, Farhana. "Gaza Surf Girls." Girlosophy, August 23, 2012.
"The Shaka Surf Club on 94.3 Radio One FM," July 2012.
"Brown Girl Surf and Bay Area Nonprofits Collaborate to Ocean Preservation Project," NRI Achievers, April - June 2012, Vol. 5, Issue 4.
"Brown Girl Surf Rides the Wave of Success to Win Amber Grant," Divanee, April 12, 2012.
"Skyping with India's First Female Surfer, Ishita Malaviya," B'Khush Blog, March 14, 2012.
"Surf's Up BROWN GIRL STYLE!," Urban Desi Radio Blog, March 4, 2012.
"Making Girl Waves: Farhana Huq," India West, February 16, 2012.
"First Female Surfers Around the World," Good News Bay Area, February 13, 2012.
"Community Business Leaders Share New Year's Resolutions," India West, January 4, 2012.
Sea Maven. "From Seafaring Dreams to Social Purpose: an Interview with Tala Khanmalek, Founder of Sailing for Social Justice." Sea Maven, June 17, 2024.
Huq, Farhana. (2023, January). "The Things I Never Shared About Being a Founder." [Post]. LinkedIn.
Team Subkit. "Surf Life Executive Coaching - Farhana Huq." Go Solo. August 5. 2022.
Hayhurst, L., Thorpe, H, Chawansky, M. (2021) Sport, Gender and Development: Intersections, Innovations and Future Trajectories. Emerald Publishing Limited.
2020
Smith, Caleigh. "Female Bangladeshi Surfers Making Waves in Mainstream Media." Teton Gravity Research, January 5, 2020.
Zhang, Emily. "California Surfing Has a Serious Diversity Problem." SF Weekly. July 23, 2020.
Incorrect: "Manickham-Shirley co-founded Oakland-based Brown Girl Surf with Farhana Huq back in 2011."
Correct: Manickham-Shirley did not co-found brown girl surf with Farhana Huq in 2011. brown girl surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in the founding history.
Evans, Yolanda. "Whoever Said Surfing is for White People Never Met These Women." ZORA. January 28, 2020.
2019
Comer, Krista. "What leisure? Surfeminism in an era of Trump." Palgrave Communications 5. April 30, 2019.
Judd, Barry. "The Critical Surf Studies Reader." Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association [NAIS], vol. 6, no. 1, spring 2019, pp. 184+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A642598411/AONE?u=anon~af7e3643&sid=googleScholar&xid=5937aaf7.
2018
Medea, Rosa. "Brown Girl Surf: Women of colour learning to surf and to be environmental stewards." Life and Soul Magazine. February 18, 2018.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was founded in 2011 by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in the Oakland area"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded in 2011 by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
Diamond, Anna. "Meet the surf crew bringing through the new wave." Red Bull. January 6, 2018.
Feher, Erin, "Surfer Girls: Brown Girl Surf is making the surfing landscape a little less homogeneous," San Francisco Magazine, January, 2018.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhanna Huq and Mira Manickam-Shirley"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not started by Farhana Huq and Mira Manikam-Shirley. Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Check out this California Nonprofit That Introduces Black Women to Surf Culture," Blavity, January 2, 2018.
2017
Comer, Krista. "Surfeminism, Critical Regionalism, Public Scholarship." The Critical Surf Studies Reader, edited by Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman, Duke University Press, 2017, pp. 235-262.
Incorrect: Article states Surfing Possibility was "made with crowdsourced funds from a Kickstarter campaign."
Correct: Surfing Possibility was made, in part, by crowdsourced funds from an Indiegogo campaign. As the campaign was only 20% funded, co-producers Cara Jones of Storytellers for Good and brown girl surf's Founder, Farhana Huq, self-funded the majority of the project.
Gebreyesus, Ruth, "The California nonprofit teaching brown women how to find freedom in the water." The Fader, Oct. 2017. Print.
Incorrect: Article states: "Brown Girl Surf was co-founded by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in 2011"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not started by Farhana Huq and Mira Manikam-Shirley. Brown Girl Surf was started by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Meet Brown Girl Surf, The California Nonprofit Uniting Black Women in the Water," Nation, October 23, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "In 2011, Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam founded Brown Girl Surf"
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded by Farhana Huq and Mira Manickam in 2011. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq only in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
"Agents of Change: Brown Girl Surf, Meet Two Women Committed To Bringing More Diversity To the World of Surfing," SURFER, August 7, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "she (Farhana) hired an Executive Director named Mira Manickman to run community programs..."
Correct: Farhana did not hire Mira as Executive Director. Farhana collaborated with Mira and other public and nonprofit partners to help launch community programs as detailed in our founding history, in our Learn to Surf Program Archive and in the Ocean Days Program Archive.
Replogle, Jill. "Making the California coast public for all." High Country News, June 13, 2017.
Incorrect: Article states: "...Mira Manickam, who founded San Francisco-based Brown Girl Surf in 2011."
Correct: Brown Girl Surf was not founded by Mira Manickam in 2011. Brown Girl Surf was founded by Farhana Huq in 2011 as detailed in our founding history.
Gordon, J. and Blair, D. "San Francisco Surfer Girls Charge Hard in New Doc." CineSource, May 5, 2017.
2016
"Breaking Waves, Breaking Barriers: The Badass Women of Brown Girl Surf." KQED Arts, October 11, 2016.
Paul, Caroline. The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. E-book.
Thorpe H. and Chawansky M.. Women in Action Sport Cultures: Identity, Politics & Experience. London: Macmillan, 2016. Print.
2015
Man's World Staff. "Indians who are making waves in the sport of surfing." Man's World, December 18, 2015.
"Making Girl Waves." NRI World Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3, July - September, 2015.
"Surfrider Tables Waves of Freedom with Easkey Britton." The Surfrider Foundation, March 11, 2015.
"First Ever Women's International Surfing Month." Soul, Surf'n Yoga, February 8, 2015.
2014
Schumacher, Cori. "ROXY Pro Trailer: One Year Later." September 24, 2014.
Waterpeople. "First Female Surfer from the Democratic Republic of Congo?" August 26, 2014.
Merchant, Preston. "Ishita Malaviya: India’s First Female Pro Surfer on Safari." The Aerogram, July 30, 2014.
Carmel, Dana. "Creating Waves of Social Change with Brown Girl Surf." Time Travel Plans, June 9, 2014.
"Ishita, Popularizing Surfing in India." Velvet Park, April 24, 2014.
2013
Hurst, Nathan. "She Surfs Sea Swells." The Intelligent Optimist, November/December 2013.
"Celebrating Day of the Girl with Brown Girl Surf." Girl Museum, October 29, 2013.
"Girl Rising: Everyday Heroes," Intel Involved, October 27, 2013.
"Brooke Wright, Shoulder Notes: Women's surf media marketing blemishes more than skin deep," Santa Cruz Sentinel, by Brooke Wright, October 26, 2013.
"Brown Girl Surf: Celebrate International Day of the Girl," Patagonia Presents, September 2013.
"Surfing Possibility: Bringing Good Tidings to IDG2013." 10x10, August 16, 2013.
Huq, Farhana. "Bangladesh You Broke Me." Bodies in Space, April 7, 2013.
"Surf's Up for The Most Fearless." CIMA, April 2013.
"Interview with Agent of Change and Founder of Brown Girl Surf." Lonesome George and Co. Blog, January 15, 2013.
"Farhana Huq: The Story of Brown Girl Surf," MISSION.tv, January 2013.
"Small Waves, Big Lessons Part 3: What I Learned Surfing with Street Kids in Bangladesh," Huffington Post, by Cara Jones, January 11, 2013.
2012
Jones, Cara. "Small Waves, Big Lessons: What I Learned from Getting Surfed in India." Huffington Post, December 12, 2012.
"Interview: Modern Heroes #4." Edgie News, November 2012.
Scheper, Jessica. "Brown Girl Surf." Xookazine, November 29, 2012.
Jones, Cara. "Small Waves, Big Lessons: Why I Will Learn to Surf in India." Huffington Post, November 12, 2012.
Kornfeld, Sarah. "Honor Women Surfers and Individual Freedoms." We Blog the World, November 11, 2012.
Huq, Farhana. "The Story of Brown Girl Surf." India Currents, November 12, 2012. (PDF)
Clayton, Danny. "Brown Girl Surf." Salt Gypsy, October 24, 2012. (PDF)
"Irishwoman Easkey Britton Makes Surf Waves in Iran," BBC News, October 2, 2012.
"Surfing Possibility: India and Bangladesh's First Surfer Girls." Surf Sister, September 2012.
Gall, Johnie. "WATCH: Surfing Possibility: India and Bangladesh's First Surfer Girls." Foam Magazine, September 24, 2012.
Hill, Lauren and Huq, Farhana. "Gaza Surf Girls." Girlosophy, August 23, 2012.
"The Shaka Surf Club on 94.3 Radio One FM," July 2012.
"Brown Girl Surf and Bay Area Nonprofits Collaborate to Ocean Preservation Project," NRI Achievers, April - June 2012, Vol. 5, Issue 4.
"Brown Girl Surf Rides the Wave of Success to Win Amber Grant," Divanee, April 12, 2012.
"Skyping with India's First Female Surfer, Ishita Malaviya," B'Khush Blog, March 14, 2012.
"Surf's Up BROWN GIRL STYLE!," Urban Desi Radio Blog, March 4, 2012.
"Making Girl Waves: Farhana Huq," India West, February 16, 2012.
"First Female Surfers Around the World," Good News Bay Area, February 13, 2012.
"Community Business Leaders Share New Year's Resolutions," India West, January 4, 2012.