Indians Aren’t Legally White — Said the U.S. Supreme Court 95 Years Ago
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South … Read more
Preeti Aroon
Letter To MLK: “Your Dream Is Our Dream”
This year, The Aerogram is restarting its collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian … Read more
The Tiger Hunter Shares An Immigrant Underdog’s Comedic Quest To Be A “Professional American”
Interested in bringing a screening of The Tiger Hunter to your city? Sign up at https://www.thetigerhunter.com/screenings, and reserve your tickets. *** It’s 1979 in small-town … Read more
A Dirty Truth: Caste Prejudice Keeps Too Many Indians Defecating Outdoors
India is a great country — the world’s largest democracy, the home of Bollywood, and even the record holder for most satellites launched on a … Read more
Going Their Own Way: Indian Women Immigrating Independently
In 1961, Bharati Mukherjee moved from India to Iowa. She was in her early 20s and single. With a recent master’s degree from the University … Read more
Good Girls Marry Doctors — Brave Voices On Daughterhood In South Asian American Families
To all the American daughters of South Asian immigrants: Have you ever felt that you just can’t be a Good Girl? Your parents and South … Read more
Native Believer, A Secular Muslim’s Dark, Disturbing Identity Crisis
Whether or not you’ll find Ali Eteraz’s novel Native Believer a worthwhile read depends on your expectations. If you’re looking for a clean, straightforward book … Read more
REVIEW: Sonia Faleiro Presents Compelling Moral Dilemma In 13 Men
If you had to choose between advancing women’s rights and advancing the rights of a marginalized indigenous tribe, which would you choose? The tension between … Read more
New Crowdcreated Book Offers Raw, Authentic Stories From Women in Tech
Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya’s book, Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology, is not an ordinary book. I started reading it with the expectation … Read more
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, … Read more
