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

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

On Calling Out Prejudice In India & The Diaspora: Addressing The Tarun Vijay Complex

For all the slightly controversial moments on The Mindy Project TV series, for me, one scene stands out as most memorable. In the episode titled … Read more

Can We Please Just Stop Calling It The Indian Super Bowl?

A girl named Ananya Vinay (yes, she happens to be Indian American and yes, that’s ten years in a row, fam) won the Scripps National Spelling Bee … Read more

Quick Picks: User Experience Designer Upma Singh

This week we feature the current favorites and obsessions of Upma Singh who lives in West Philadelphia with her husband and two cats. She aims … Read more

Utkarsh Ambudkar & His Parents Inspire Us With “We Go High”

A new music video with actor, singer and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect, The Mindy Project, Barbershop 3) shares a message of love, hope and … Read more

Haikus On Hotties Calendar 2017: Interview With Vishavjit Singh & Gerrard Lobo

Haikus With Hotties, the alluring and poetic brainchild of writer, editor and Asian arts/culture enthusiast Ada Tseng, celebrates Asian male hotness in all forms. After the … Read more

Telling New Stories Through Indie Media: Sarbani Hazra, Aneesh Sheth, Janani Sreenivasan

Aneesh Sheth, Janani Sreenivasan, and Sarbani Hazra are South Asian American women fearlessly telling new and uncompromising stories through indie media about what it means … Read more

Quantico Writer Sharbari Ahmed’s First Solo Writing Credit Airs Tonight

Tonight’s episode of Quantico is Bangladeshi-American writer Sharbari Ahmed’s first solo credit for the ABC network TV series. Episode 13 is called “Clear,” and you can … Read more

A Few #OscarsSoDesi Highlights From Oscars 2016

Some remarkable desi moments were part of the 2016 Academy Awards red carpet and awards ceremony. For those who’d like a quick rundown of the … Read more

 

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