A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South … Read more
In the portrait series Jasmine Blooms At Night, artist Jaishri Abichandani honors contemporary South Asian American feminist activists through unique, multimedia paintings. Abichandani is the … Read more
Last week, Elizabeth Warren played the race shifting game of claiming Cherokee heritage, and last month Dear Abby warned against owning ‘otherness’ when naming our … Read more
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South … Read more
It can be hard to wrap our heads around the complexity that is South Asian America. We are refugees and model minorities, third generation Americans … Read more
Do you remember the dread of watching Neo-Nazis brazenly marching in Charlottesville? The shouts of angry white men in polo shirts and khaki emboldened by … Read more
Do you think it has become a catchphrase for something else that’s lurking, that is more insidious? (If so, my call to you is, “Let … Read more
By 2020, white households will own 86 times more wealth than black households. “In 2016, the median wealth for nonretired black households 25 years old … Read more
Auntie, I feel like I grew up with you. When I pass you in the street or see you in the spice store, I feel … Read more
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South … Read more
