Life · Literature · Religion
Fasting, Feasting
I used to live in Saudi Arabia, where Ramadan is a big deal. You’re expected to fast and if you can’t, the rule is you’ll respect everyone else by not[…]
Meet ‘Mother India’: One of the First Indian Women to Immigrate to America
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. *** This Mother’s[…]
Arts · Politics · Pop Culture
Safwat Saleem Powerfully Combines Vintage Imagery, Sarcasm & Politics In ‘Concerned, but Powerless’
The latest art by Safwat Saleem, “Concerned, but Powerless,” responds to the current national and political climate with a series of visuals that combine retro-style images, English and Urdu text,[…]
Life · Literature · Pop Culture
South Asian Narratives In KidLit: Q&A With KitaabWorld’s Cofounders
If you’re a parent seeking South Asian books for your kids, or keep your eye on the ever-growing scene of South Asian American literature, you may have heard about KitaabWorld,[…]
Read Original Poetry: “Shiva’s Head”
Shiva’s Head Quivering hands clutched the banister as my ten year old senses tested the waters of that L-shaped battlefield — that stairway of doom, haunted by that three-eyed God.[…]
The Enduring Struggle for Immigration Reform: Talking About Race, Class & National Myths
It’s been a long two years for Carimer Noelia Andujar, an engineering student at Rutgers University and undocumented activist. “Sometimes, I feel completely exhausted and I’m doing everything I can[…]
Rooting For Refreshing Rom-Com Series Geeta’s Guide to Moving On
Geeta’s Guide to Moving On is a contemporary comedy web-series launched through the Chicago-based platform Open Television. Today’s release of the complete 12-episode season debut series from writer, actress, producer[…]
Hookworms and Angel Island: Two Brothers’ Immigration Story
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. *** On April[…]
We Need To Talk About Mental Health Among South Asian Americans
If you prayed more often, this wouldn’t happen. When I repeated my parents’ comments to my therapist, she asked me why they were not being supportive. I had no answer[…]
Arts · Life · Literature · Pop Culture
Searching For Nuance In Today’s Landscape Of South Asian Children’s Stories
In March, Equality Labs — a South Asian community technology organization — released the first survey of caste in the United States. The facts are stark: One in four Dalit[…]