No Country For “Good” Immigrants
“Get out of my country.” The phrase, familiar to many, was uttered Wednesday night, when a white man opened fire inside a bar in Kansas … Read more
RIP #SrinivasKuchibhotla: This Country Is Ours & Hate Hurts All Of Us
In what could be the first hate crime homicide of the divisive, Islamophobic, and xenophobic Trump administration, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, was shot at a bar … Read more
Why I Will No Longer Do Research Sponsored By The Department Of Homeland Security
Shortly after the inauguration, the new administration announced a blanket ban on refugees and any entry into the U.S. from seven proscribed countries. The announcement … Read more
An Open Letter To Steve Bannon From A Hyphenated American
Dear Steve Bannon, I might be wasting my time writing to you. You know that old internet saying, Don’t Feed the Trolls? Well for the past … Read more
Walk Humbly, My Diasporic Desis
I am not entirely sure what it means to be a devout Hindu. What I do know is that I almost certainly am one. I’ve … Read more
Will Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Stand Up For People Like Me?
I get much of my news from the New York Times. Last week, the paper published an editorial titled, “Liberals Should Back Him,” by Neal … Read more
Against The Refugee Ban
On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that will freeze the entire U.S. refugee program for several months, while ending the Syrian … Read more
The Chaiwala, The Butcher & The Other: Food, Fetish, & Class Online
Nusret Gökçe, aka #SaltBae, has given new meaning to the phrase “food porn.” The Turkish butcher and restauranteur recently took the internet by storm with … Read more
Ketan Deshpande’s UnPresidented Political Doodles
He Ruined The Word “Great” While relaxing on a fine December morning and still trying to wake up from the nightmare that was the U.S. … Read more
Is Everyone Welcome Here? A Poster Campaign Against Hate
The tiny city of Berkeley, California saw at least 14 reported incidents of hate in the first 15 days since the election of Donald Trump. … Read more
