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An American Hijabi: Hala’s Story

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When certain customers picked up their prescription from Hala Choudhary, their eyes glanced over her starched white lab coat, scanned past her diamond lip piercing … Read more

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Goodbye Apu — Here’s What You Meant To Us

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The Simpsons’ Apu may be dead, but stereotyping of South Asians most certainly is not. In fact, from the debates that preceded the conflicting report … Read more

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A Slice of South Asian Americana: My Ahmedabad Clothes

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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, … Read more

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Jaipur Literature Festival 2018: A Roundup Bursting With Flavor, Quotes, & Photos

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I’ve read two roundups (here and here) of the spectacle that was the 2018 Jaipur Literature Festival (Jan. 24-28), plus avidly followed the hilarious Twitter … Read more

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Thoughts on Aziz Asari, Fake “Woke Baes” & Rape Culture

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Saturday was just another day of aimlessly scrolling through my social media feeds. It was the usual Trump drama, this time with #shithole. Then a … Read more

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21 Of 2017’s Most Popular Posts On The Aerogram

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Happy new year to all of you! While there are lots of moments from 2017 you might wish to forget, there are ones worth remembering … Read more

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Strangers, Aliens, & Being “American”

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The first sermon I ever preached was on citizenship. The occasion was to recognize the 50th anniversary of the dedication of my home congregation’s sanctuary. … Read more

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Brown Skin, White Masks & The Need For A New South Asian American Politics

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At first glance, Oak Tree Road in Iselin, New Jersey, looked deserted. Cars were parked along the sidewalks but no one was outside, as the wind slammed … Read more

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That’s What She Said: Bollywood Dialogues Spoken By Women

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Iconic filmy dialogues pepper the mundane minutiae of our everyday lives with some much-needed punch and melodrama. What would Bollywood be without these dialogues, timed … Read more

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Historic Emmy Winner Riz Ahmed Shouts Out South Asian Youth Action & Innocence Project

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Riz Ahmed used his historic Emmy moment to bring attention to Islamophobia and injustice in the justice system. He won the Emmy award for Outstanding … Read more

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