Kal Penn Joins With Community Leaders to Condemn Racial Profiling
Kal Penn released a statement condemning racial profiling on Friday after speaking with several prominent South Asian community leaders. It reads: I support the statement … Read more
Kal Penn Writes a Stop and Frisk Editorial That Says Nothing About Stop and Frisk
Kal Penn posted a piece on The Huffington Post late Thursday night that purported to explain and clarify his views on stop and frisk. There … Read more
An Open Letter to Kal Penn From One of His Twitter Critics
Dear Kalpen Suresh Modi, I’ve been a big fan of yours for some time. Even though I don’t know you, you always struck me as … Read more
Hot News Mix: #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, Google to Back Indian NGOs, + More
First! The town of Morrisville, NC, has four Indian-Americans running for seats in the Town Council. If all are elected, it’d be the first … Read more
Kal Penn Tweets in Support of Stop and Frisk and We Become Really Sad
Actor and former Obama administration aide Kal Penn surprised most of his Twitter followers Tuesday when he strongly defended New York City’s Stop and Frisk … Read more
A Medical Marijuana Activist Shares her Thoughts on Sanjay Gupta’s Change of Heart
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta made headlines last week when he renounced his previous views on medical marijuana. In his documentary Weed, which aired on Sunday, Gupta … Read more
Hot News Mix: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Gupta on Weed, @Sree’s New Job + More
Krrish 3. One of India’s biggest action film franchises releases November 2013. Check out the trailer for Krrish 3, starring Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberai … Read more
Uh-Oh. The Pentagon Considers Well-Traveled, Broke Indian American Women Threats
The Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge recently introduced readers to “Hema,” a character in an online training given to Pentagon employees to teach them how to … Read more
Hot News Mix: Priyanka Chopra’s Voice-Over Debut, A Burka-Clad Superheroine, One Year Since Oak Creek + More
Cool her down, she’s feeling so exotic. Actress Priyanka Chopra, who lends her husky vocals to the character of Ishani (a “sexy Asian champion plane” — … Read more
Lena Dunham Apologizes to Her Mom for Ruining Her India Trip
Remember when Lena Dunham went on a spiritual trip to India and ended up leaving early because she was overwhelmed by all of the germs … Read more
