Playing the Name Game
Last week, Elizabeth Warren played the race shifting game of claiming Cherokee heritage, and last month Dear Abby warned against owning ‘otherness’ when naming our babies “foreign” names. Names matter,[…]
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Desis In The House & Senate: “Fab Five” Sworn In To Office In Milestone Moment
On Tuesday, members of the 115th U.S. Congress were sworn in, and that includes the quintet nicknamed the “Fab Five” by Hindustan Times: Senator Kamala Harris, and Representatives Pramila Jayapal,[…]
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Hasan Minhaj Got Jokes & Got Real When He Told Congress Off
Daily Show satire news correspondent Hasan Minhaj got real and gave it to the media, Congress and the NRA on Wednesday night at the 2016 Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner. The[…]
Florida Congressman Mistakes Senior U.S. Government Officials For Foreigners
Meet Representative Curt Clawson. He’s a Republican congressman from Florida, who caters specifically to the Tea Party crowd. You would assume he’d be at least peripherally aware of Nikki Haley[…]
Dalip Singh Saund and Building On a Legacy of Asian American Leadership
Among the least talked about — and certainly least celebrated — heroes in American history is the first Asian American and Sikh American elected to the United States Congress, Dalip[…]
Why Is the American Media Ignoring Nabeela Rehman’s Testimony About Drone Attacks?
The Washington Post‘s Anup Kahle caught our attention today when he tweeted: Malala appeared on several American TV shows. But hardly anyone discussed Zubair and his sister’s story. #drones pic.twitter.com/dobytEhOYl[…]