Presents a collection of stories set in Jamaica, New York City, and a Midwestern university, where multicultural main characters and their families navigate evolving senses of race, racism, family, and tradition.

Light-skinned girls and Kelly Rowlands -- Mash up love -- Slack -- Bad behavior -- Island -- Mermaid River -- The ghost of Jia Yi -- How to love a Jamaican -- On shelf -- We eat our daughters -- Shirley from a small place.