Brown Skin, White Masks & The Need For A New South Asian American Politics
At first glance, Oak Tree Road in Iselin, New Jersey, looked deserted. Cars were parked along the sidewalks but no one was outside, as the wind slammed … Read more
Bobby Jindal
Dear Nikki Haley, Who Are You?
Dear Nikki Haley, It’s me, Rohin. You don’t know me. You may never know me. That’s okay! I won’t really know you either–but for a different … Read more
Hot News Mix: The Supercharged TB-Bobby-#Velfie-Rihanna Edition
Supercharged Tuberculosis, Made in India. Mumbai’s Dr. Zarir Udwadia, a lung specialist, declared an outbreak of drug-resistant TB in 2011. In June an Indian patient who … 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
‘SNL’ Diversity Struggles Continue, Nasim Pedrad Cast as Bobby Jindal
Yes, when Saturday Night Live added Sasheer Zamata to its cast and LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones to its writing staff, we were thrilled. Progress! One … Read more
Original Poetry — ‘An Ode to Bobby Jindal’ by Sudip Bhattacharya
Oh, Bobby Jindal How I count the ways I love thee Your perfect smile Your bright white teeth The way you wink The way you … Read more
Governor Bobby Jindal Wants You to Swap New York City for New Orleans
During a recent radio appearance, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that pro-life activists, anti-gay activists, and supporters of the 2nd amendment are all among … Read more
Hot News Mix: Hannah Simone on ‘Conan’, ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ Tries to Punk Nepali Activist + More
• Comic Stephen Fry showed up to a queer open-mic event in Mumbai as part of a BBC special filming an event held by Gaysi … Read more
Gov. Bobby Jindal Probably Has No Idea What the ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Was About
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech by publishing a lengthy editorial in Politico titled … Read more
