What Does an Indian Look & Sound Like?
It was the year 1999 when I stepped inside my very first nail salon in NYC. “Did your mommy mix daddies?” the Korean owner at the nail salon enquired. “You[…]
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Harleen Singh’s ‘Drawn Together’ Highlights Comic Artists Fighting Racism
This year’s CAAMFest in San Francisco and Oakland — the Center for Asian American Media’s celebration of film, music and food — boasts an incredible lineup of Asian American and[…]
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New Web Series ‘Three Shades of Brown’ Explores South Asian Stereotypes
Chances are, you probably known someone — or three someones — who resemble the characters depicted in Shai Hussain’s new web series, Three Shades of Brown. There’s Nas, a wannabe[…]
Hot News Mix: Katy Perry Edits Her ‘Dark Horse’ After Muslims Complain, Superwoman Raps for ‘Gulaab Gang’ + More
Katy Perry Edits her ‘Dark Horse’ Video After Muslim Complaints. More than 60,000 people signed a Change.org petition vilifying the pop diva’s latest “Dark Horse” video for “portraying blasphemy” and urged[…]
‘The Mindy Project’s’ Rishi and the Call for More PoCs in Charge
This article was originally published at Racialicious. Mindy Kaling’s show, “The Mindy Project,” wrapped up its first season last Tuesday. In its first year, the show picked up critical attention[…]