An Open Letter to Aunties: End Family Detention
Auntie, I feel like I grew up with you. When I pass you in the street or see you in the spice store, I feel like you’re one of the[…]
Literature · Pop Culture · Religion
‘Mariam Sharma Hits the Road’ Takes 3 Pakistani American Teens on a Journey of Self-Discovery
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is Sheba Karim’s third YA novel, as witty, charming, and fun loving as her first two but with a sharp political bent that distinguishes it[…]
When Gay Pride Was Excluded From India Pride
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. *** YouTube video[…]
Life · Opinion · Pop Culture
On Yoga, Diversity Lite, & the Empire of American Wellness
I started learning Yoga at the age of 20 in Mumbai at The Yoga Institute, the oldest organized Yoga center in the world. I was in good health, had zero[…]
Weaponizing the Bible to Separate Families Is Unchristian
As immigrant families are torn apart, two South Asian American pastors speak out *** As South Asian American women and ordained Christian pastors in northern California, we take the Bible[…]
Arts · Life · Movies · Pop Culture
Frameline Film Fest Features Desi-led Queer Shorts
In honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that represented a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, we celebrate Pride Month every year in[…]
About Onions: A Letter to My Daughter
A letter to my daughter (who is still tiny and can’t really read) *** When you were tiny — even tinier than you are now — the only times you’d[…]
Food · Life · Pop Culture
On Aspiration, Anthony Bourdain & Learning How to Live
Tony Bourdain gave me agency and taught me, a young Indian woman who wanted to see the world, how to live. I got the news about Anthony Bourdain’s death in[…]
Fashion · Life · Literature
A Slice of South Asian Americana: My Ahmedabad Clothes
I have a small stack of clothes which I refer to as my Ahmedabad clothes: pairs of long cotton tunics that fall below the knees, with short or three-quarter length[…]
