Journey Of Learning About My Connections To Partition
Professor of South Asian history Joya Chatterji states in “The Fashioning of a Frontier,” that the events of partition are still unfolding to this day. Partition also … Read more
Today’s Filter Kaapi
Be a Bone Marrow Donor. The parents of six-year-old New Jersey boy Owen Bahadur Lang, who was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, are seeking a … Read more
The Desi Stories We Should Be Telling — From Berkeley to Oak Creek
Where were you five years ago, on August 5, 2012? From storytelling on the streets of Berkeley to the mass murder at the Oak Creek … Read more
Dealing With Sexual Assault As A Scientist
[TRIGGER WARNING] This article, and pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Angie* NMNH is the moniker … Read more
Thoughts On Self-Care, Immigrant Style
The past several months have been pretty rough. Each day’s news inundates us with more stories of political hypocrisy, hate crimes, or police brutality, which … Read more
The Turmeric Project: Queer South Asian Art & Healing
To be a queer desi diasporic person is to be lonely. Lonely in rooms full of people with noses just like yours joking about which … Read more
Suspended Between Languages
I grew up learning to understand Bangla (how Bengalis refer to the Bengali language) and English at the same time — English from watching television … Read more
When Your Experience As A Woman In Tech Is Worse Than Your Experience As A Woman In The Military
I’m 36 years old, and I’ve had three careers. I’ve served for six years in the U.S. Army, I’ve worked for four years as a … Read more
My First Time Saying NO To “Giving Up” On My Accent
It was the year 1999. There was a discussion at work about formulating strategies for a new client. As the storyteller and marketing communications lead for … Read more
Teachers Don’t Know Much About South Asian American Students
I recently finished my doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education. After a year of TA-ing doctoral students, five years teaching middle schoolers … Read more
