Q&A With Maya Makker, Founder Of Nala — A Retreat For Young South Asian Women
Museum educator Maya Makker is launching Nala this summer, a free three-day retreat exploring what it means to grow up as a South Asian woman … Read more
Pavani Yalamanchili
21 Of 2017’s Most Popular Posts On The Aerogram
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
Comic Celebrates Life Of A Badass Desi Feminist Hero
A comic by Shebani Rao highlights a tremendously inspiring feminist whose life and work embodied intersectionality more than half a century before it became a … Read more
A Peek At ‘The Pits’ — A Short Film By Shetu Modi
Toronto-based Shetu Modi is a writer, director and editor who says she grew up in a mid-sized city with an active South Asian community and … Read more
“This Is So Awesome”: Immigrant Dads Share Their Stories
A recent episode of Sarah Silverman’s weekly series I Love You America shows Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels, Master of None) and his childhood friend … Read more
Sikh Character Included In Tender TV Moment On This Is Us
One of TV’s most popular shows included a Sikh character in an emotional moment at a hardware store. In the season’s sixth episode, directed by … Read more
SNL Host Kumail Nanjiani To Racists: Step Up Your Game
Kumail Nanjiani hosted Saturday Night Live, performing a monologue that drew on his stand-up comedy strengths and included among its topics Islamophobia, racism, his film … Read more
Historic Emmy Winner Riz Ahmed Shouts Out South Asian Youth Action & Innocence Project
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
Hena Ashraf’s Short Film Takes A Fun Swipe at Tinder Date Selfies
Shot on the UCLA campus where Hena Ashraf is pursuing her MFA in film directing, short film Selfie Trash offers an amusing and critical look at the nearly … Read more
South Asian American Groups Condemn Shiva Ayyadurai’s Participation In Boston Rally
In advance of today’s self-described “free speech” rally in Boston, a coalition of South Asian American groups released a statement condemning one of the event’s speakers, U.S. … Read more
