Hookworms and Angel Island: Two Brothers’ Immigration Story
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
We Need To Talk About Mental Health Among South Asian Americans
If you prayed more often, this wouldn’t happen. When I repeated my parents’ comments to my therapist, she asked me why they were not being … Read more
Searching For Nuance In Today’s Landscape Of South Asian Children’s Stories
In March, Equality Labs — a South Asian community technology organization — released the first survey of caste in the United States. The facts are … Read more
Swear to Allah, I Luv Ya Babe!
I attend an all-girls conservative high school in Saudi Arabia. Our uniform is gray, grazes the ankles, and resembles something Queen Victoria would wear at … Read more
Re-Discovering The Unknown: World War I’s South Asian Soldiers In The US Military
Tanveer Kalo of St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, is researching the stories of South Asians who fought for the United States in the Great … Read more
Q&A: Louisiana Catch Author Sweta Vikram Raises Awareness Of Marital Rape
My name is Dr. Shruti Kapoor and I am the founder of Sayfty, a global organization focused on educating and empowering young women and girls … Read more
A Call To Action For South Asian American Millennials
As South Asian American millennials with deep interests in politics, social justice, and activism, we have spent the past year racking our brains as to … Read more
Review: Cycling Across Small-town India In Nautanki Diaries
Nautanki Diaries By Dominic Franks Rupa Publications (Feb. 2018) 272 Pages *** When 30-year-old Dominic Franks decided to do a cross-country bicycle ride from Bengaluru … Read more
Meet the First South Asian Woman To Earn A Medical Degree In The United States
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
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
