A Q&A With Comics Creator Shebani Rao
Shebani Rao is an artist, writer, illustrator, and researcher who is almost always creating. She’s also a part of the wonderful team that makes The … Read more
‘Mariam Sharma Hits the Road’ Takes 3 Pakistani American Teens on a Journey of Self-Discovery
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road is Sheba Karim’s third YA novel, as witty, charming, and fun loving as her first two but with a sharp … Read more
On Yoga, Diversity Lite, & the Empire of American Wellness
I started learning Yoga at the age of 20 in Mumbai at The Yoga Institute, the oldest organized Yoga center in the world. I was … Read more
Frameline Film Fest Features Desi-led Queer Shorts
In honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan that represented a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, we celebrate … Read more
On Aspiration, Anthony Bourdain & Learning How to Live
Tony Bourdain gave me agency and taught me, a young Indian woman who wanted to see the world, how to live. I got the news … Read more
Stop Normalizing Racism & Bigotry on Twitter
Sounds like Roseanne Barr missed Starbucks’ racial bias training. After Roseanne Barr sent out that racist tweet last week, things escalated quickly and she had … Read more
‘The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook’: A Much-Needed, Unpretentious Perspective From Chef Preeti Mistry
Preeti Mistry has been on the American restaurant scene for some time now. The Oakland-based, James Beard nominated chef trained classically at Le Cordon Bleu … Read more
Feel-Good Film ‘Breaking the Bee’ Explores How Indian-American Kids Have Become Spelling Champs
“The way to win the bee is simply 90 percent hard work, 10 percent other.” That recipe for spelling bee success is from Akash Vukoti, … Read more
Thoughts on the Sunken Place, Wakanda, & the Model Minority Myth
I sometimes wish I could go back in time and be my own guardian angel. I would reach down into that dark place of the … Read more
Safwat Saleem Powerfully Combines Vintage Imagery, Sarcasm & Politics In ‘Concerned, but Powerless’
The latest art by Safwat Saleem, “Concerned, but Powerless,” responds to the current national and political climate with a series of visuals that combine retro-style … Read more
