Sikh Character Included In Tender TV Moment On This Is Us
One of TV’s most popular shows included a Sikh character in an emotional moment at a hardware store. In the season’s sixth episode, directed by … Read more
SNL Host Kumail Nanjiani To Racists: Step Up Your Game
Kumail Nanjiani hosted Saturday Night Live, performing a monologue that drew on his stand-up comedy strengths and included among its topics Islamophobia, racism, his film … Read more
The Most Talked About South Asian Man In Canada Battles Racism In Politics With Love
Within the space of a few moments, Jagmeet Singh became one of Canada’s most admired politicians. His cool-under-pressure reaction to being confronted by an angry … Read more
Here’s Why We Need To Stop Calling Pumpkin Spice A “White People Thing”
I love fall. I love sweater weather, I love crisp cool air. I especially love the advent of pumpkin spice season. And this autumn, I … Read more
Historic Emmy Winner Riz Ahmed Shouts Out South Asian Youth Action & Innocence Project
Riz Ahmed used his historic Emmy moment to bring attention to Islamophobia and injustice in the justice system. He won the Emmy award for Outstanding … Read more
Hena Ashraf’s Short Film Takes A Fun Swipe at Tinder Date Selfies
Shot on the UCLA campus where Hena Ashraf is pursuing her MFA in film directing, short film Selfie Trash offers an amusing and critical look at the nearly … Read more
All-Star Diaspora Lineup Sends Off DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra In Style
“Who are we?” When you’re a minority, when the many are judged by the successes and failures of a few, you are perpetually struggling with … Read more
Thoughts On Self-Care, Immigrant Style
The past several months have been pretty rough. Each day’s news inundates us with more stories of political hypocrisy, hate crimes, or police brutality, which … Read more
Swet Shop Boys Continue Pioneering South Asian Hip Hop on Sufi La
Record label vs. independent? Super Bowl crowds vs. the streets? Musicians have long had to trade between mass audience and integrity to their sound. Especially … Read more
Swet Shop Boys’ Cashmere: An Ear For Identity
Swet Shop Boys perform live at upcoming music festivals in San Francisco (Aug. 13, Outside Lands), and Flushing, NY (Sep. 16, Meadows). Watch their TV … Read more
