Immigrants, Diversity & Responding To Hate Crime
The tragic killing of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian immigrant, in Kansas confronts the nation, once again, with how to emphasize the value of diversity as a counter to a climate[…]
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The Pretense of Jeffersonian Politics
Trump’s ties to Russia and his attacks on the press and democracy have riveted us, as well they should. But drawn, as we are, into quagmire writ-large, watching vacuous rhetoric[…]
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Out of Status Remembers Muslims Deported After 9/11
“You can say you’re sorry, you can apologize, but you can’t give back the hours, the minutes, the months a family has been broken up.” — Carma Said In the[…]
Read An Excerpt From Deepa Iyer’s We Too Sing America
In We Too Sing America (The New Press), nationally renowned activist Deepa Iyer catalogs recent racial flashpoints, from the 2012 massacre at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to the[…]
Assuming Mantle of Immigrant Rap, Anik’s Gained His Khanfidénce
Bengali-born, Queens-raised Anik Khan’s in Astoria, rocking the hybrid salwar kameez kurta and denim jeans alphet religiously. His EP “I Don’t Know Yet” is a smattering of influences — classic[…]
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The ‘Triple Package’ Roots of Indian-American Success
Quick, answer these three questions: 1. Do you think that Indian-Americans have better family values than mainstream American culture? 2. When you were a child, did you think that if[…]
Love Your Dads: Q&A With Rad Brown Dads’ Ahmed Ali Akbar
Rad Brown Dads is a tribute to fathers in all their vintage photographed glory, with images of dads across the decades sporting 1930s swimsuits, 1970s bell bottoms, impressive mustaches, sideburns,[…]
Tell SAADA About Your First Day in America
On March 5, 1983, 39-year-old Rachel Chacko left Mumbai, India, and arrived at North 9th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She recalls her second day in America thusly. “Next day family[…]
Let’s Play the Blame Game: I Love You More
The “blame game” is especially complex in the world of immigrant-bred, western-raised, homes. I don’t think my parents or I am to blame for the way we were both distinctively[…]