Berkeley Walking Tour Opens Up The Conversation On South Asian Radical History
“Are you South Asian and gay?” The nondescript flyer was posted inside the Pacific Center on Telegraph Avenue, about a half mile from UC Berkeley. … Read more
Caught in the Endless Rubble
It has been more than two weeks since the collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The latest numbers say over 1000 people have died … Read more
Salman Rushdie @AAWW: ‘Writing is an Act of Love’
“You don’t want to be caged by origin.” Salman Rushdie admonished a rapt audience at Tribeca Cinema’s Varick Room in New York last night. “Western … Read more
Five Inspiring South Asians You Meet in Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ (and What They Taught Her)
Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, spoke in Philadelphia last month to a room filled with (primarily) women about her recently released book, “Lean … Read more
Twitter on The Perils of Pressure Cooker Shopping
For years, the humble pressure cooker has been a staple in South Asian kitchens. Our mothers used it to cook entire meals in under an … Read more
Different Places Have Different Safety Rules So It’s Okay If Poor, Brown People Die
The Aerogram’s Kishwer Vikaas reads between the lines and reveals (red text is hers) what was really going on in Matthew Yglesias’s head as he … Read more
Officials Confirm Body of Sunil Tripathi Found in Providence River
Officials from Rhode Island’s Department of Health have identified the body pulled out of the Providence River on Tuesday as missing Brown University student Sunil … Read more
Living As a Refugee in Lucknow: Zahoora’s Story
This article is the final installment in a series that follows the lives of four Assamese Muslim refugees currently living in a slum in the … Read more
Reddit Officially Apologizes to Sunil Tripathi’s Family
The social media site Reddit has issued an apology to the family of missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi after several of the site’s users … Read more
When Crowdsourcing Fails: The Smear Campaign Against Sunil Tripathi
Earlier this week, we published a seemingly-straightforward news post about the disappearance of Brown University student Sunil Tripathi. We directed the public to the Facebook … Read more
