I Married a Coconut

As a first-generation Indian American, Priti Tanna grew up walking a tightrope between two vastly different cultures. With the traditional Indian values her family held close to one side and the modern American lifestyle all around her to the other, Priti often felt misunderstood, like an invisible barrier was holding her back from fully belonging in either world.

When a supposed astrological mishap led to Priti symbolically marrying a coconut to remedy her struggles to find love, she embark...