Then And Now: From Internment Camps to Muslim Bans
The Aerogram shares a condensed version below of Pia Sawhney’s conversation with Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro and Margaret Yamamoto. It was filmed in May 2017 in … Read more
Immigration
The Other One Percent And The Indian American Race Problem
Every history I have read of Indians in America seems to cite certain moments or figures which have become almost canonical (if not mythic) in … Read more
Our Histories Must Matter
On November 8, my great aunt passed away. She was born on a tea plantation in Sibsagar, Assam, on September 11, 1925, the eldest daughter … Read more
Why I Will No Longer Do Research Sponsored By The Department Of Homeland Security
Shortly after the inauguration, the new administration announced a blanket ban on refugees and any entry into the U.S. from seven proscribed countries. The announcement … Read more
Out of Status Remembers Muslims Deported After 9/11
“You can say you’re sorry, you can apologize, but you can’t give back the hours, the minutes, the months a family has been broken up.” … Read more
Going Their Own Way: Indian Women Immigrating Independently
In 1961, Bharati Mukherjee moved from India to Iowa. She was in her early 20s and single. With a recent master’s degree from the University … Read more
An Open Letter To Steve Bannon From A Hyphenated American
Dear Steve Bannon, I might be wasting my time writing to you. You know that old internet saying, Don’t Feed the Trolls? Well for the past … Read more
Saree, Not Sorry: Using Fashion To Speak Back
The #sareenotsorry project uses fashion to speak back to the rising anti-immigration discourse in the United States. It’s time we stop apologizing for our skin … Read more
Watch Hyphen American And Read Our Q&A With The Filmmaker
Inspired by Martin Scorsese’s 1974 Italianamerican documentary about his parents, NYC-based filmmaker Chai Dingari made a film to share the story of his parents’ 1994 journey to the … Read more
Hot News Mix: Huma Abedin, Uncovering Our Stories, Satyajit Ray, Hallelujah it’s Friday and More
IRS Phone Scam. Police in Fremont, California, warn that scammers are targeting South Asians by calling from (or spoofing) a Washington, D.C. phone number and … Read more
