Podcast Shares South Asian Women’s Diaspora Stories of Growing Up Around The World
Women who grew up in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and beyond are sharing their fascinating stories about what it means to … Read more
Quantico, Twitter Trolls, & Resisting The Erosion of Truth
Mega star Priyanka Chopra would not be able to pick me out of a police line-up, yet since June 6, we have been linked nearly … Read more
SF BART: Stop Giving A Platform To Hate Groups
SF BART is once again, giving a platform to white supremacists. An organization that calls itself Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has placed posters at … Read more
Brexit Blues In Newham, London
In this heavily South Asian borough, discussions about Brexit that dominated during the referendum season have been replaced by conversations about a more immediate reality … Read more
Rohingya Tell Heartbreaking Stories Of Loss & Forced Migration
“They shot my two daughters in front of me.” If there’s anything positive about the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, it’s that … 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
Climate Change & Amitav Ghosh’s The Great Derangement
As I write this, much of the American West is on fire, unprecedented floods have swept across Texas in the U.S. as well as a … 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
Climate Change, Global Media, & Neocolonial Storytelling
Soon after the U.S. President withdrew participation from the Paris Agreement, another country made headlines for its eco-consciousness. In July 2017, Western media with a … Read more
We Killed Nabra By Not Challenging The Narrative Of Hatred
When I heard about Nabra Hassanen, how she was kidnapped and murdered after praying at her local mosque in Virginia, I instantly thought of another … Read more
