What Ferguson Teaches Us About America’s Caste System
Before leaving the law to write, I was a civil litigator for eight years, though I did criminal appellate work during my first year of practice. … Read more
Narrators Who Leave Us Stranded In the Shadows
Over the last 24 hours, I have been thinking a lot about storytelling. About reconciling a setting with the people interacting in that setting; about … Read more
Poetic Writing Takes Flight In Captivating, Devastating Gypsy Goddess
How do you tell the story of a disaster? Poet, activist, and first-time novelist Meena Kandasamy approaches this difficult question in The Gypsy Goddess. A … Read more
Thoughts On The “Kiss of Love” Protests In India
Oh Darling, Kiss is India! Parodevi Pictures http://t.co/hAnid2dlNg — Kafila (@kafila) November 4, 2014 On November 2, thousands of young women and men took to the … Read more
Why Sikh American Awareness & Appreciation Month Matters
California’s State Legislature has proclaimed November to be Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month, formally acknowledging the contributions California’s Sikhs have made to the Golden … Read more
Brown People Like Rock Music Too
It was my first ever iPod and I held it proudly. It was 2007, I was 15 and I had just immigrated to the … Read more
How Style Became A Big Deal In The Hindi Film Industry
Four years ago in New York City I went to watch a film with a few girlfriends and thought of it as just another outing … Read more
South Asian American Candidates, Nicknames & The Politics of Assimilation
In 2013, I began an ambitious project to track the South Asian experience in America with the creation of the South Asian American Political Activity … Read more
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Is A Must-Watch Film
This December will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most devastating industrial accidents in the world. Over 5,000 people died in the immediate … Read more
Dukhtar Evokes Its Electric Tension From Restraint
In a village scaling the rocky peaks of northern Pakistan, 10-year-old Zainab (Saleha Arif) dreams of finding her prince and a home of her own. … Read more
