Unpacking The Phrase ‘Yankee Hindutva’
The phrase “Yankee Hindutva” owes its origins to a chapter title of the same name in Vijay Prashad’s book, The Karma of Brown Folk.1 Since … Read more
Women’s Victim Role & The Bangladeshi Liberation War
If you were to believe most narratives in historical documentation of the Bangladeshi Liberation War, you’d buy into a very simple story about the role of … Read more
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
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
Will California South Asians Vote Their Green Values?
The following post reflects the views of its authors and does not constitute an endorsement by The Aerogram. The Aerogram does not endorse any candidate … Read more
Indiana Arrests Purvi Patel for Being a Pregnant Woman
Sure, that headline’s sensationalized a bit, but it got you here and now you need to know about some terrifying stuff going down in Indiana … Read more
White People, Do You Want Dinesh D’Souza?
I’m serious. We’re offering him to you, no strings attached. You don’t have to worry about giving us someone in return, we Indians are pretty much … Read more
Florida Congressman Mistakes Senior U.S. Government Officials For Foreigners
Meet Representative Curt Clawson. He’s a Republican congressman from Florida, who caters specifically to the Tea Party crowd. You would assume he’d be at least … Read more
California Gubernatorial Hopeful Neel Kashkari Released His First TV Ad Titled ‘Ax’ and It Is Exactly How You Would Imagine
Heard of Neel Kashkari? He’s a 40-year-old former banker who would like to be the next governor of California. I noticed an ad for Kashkari’s … Read more
Dalip Singh Saund and Building On a Legacy of Asian American Leadership
Among the least talked about — and certainly least celebrated — heroes in American history is the first Asian American and Sikh American elected to … Read more
