A short personal reflection on the Easter Sunday attacks, and counting the dead, in Sri Lanka. *** When there’s a funeral in Sri Lanka, they put posters up all over[…]
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Photo Story: Stilt Fishermen Strike A Pose To Earn A Living
Thirty years ago, stilt fishing was more widely seen in Sri Lanka and had become famous across the globe. Since the 2004 tsunami, however, this mode of fishing has declined[…]
Get Your Culture On At 3rd i’s Film Festival In San Francisco & Palo Alto: 10/22-25 & 11/1
It’s time for the 13th edition of the San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival! Presented by 3rd i Films, the festival showcases independent films that promote diverse images of South[…]
Hot News Mix: Apple to ‘Diversify’ Emojis, Karachi’s Emerging Indie Music Scene, Lata Mangeshkar Death Hoax, and More
Via Apple iOS7 Beyond the Turban: Bringing Diversity to Emojis. Apple has announced plans to roll out more “diverse” emojis (current options are limited to an Asian man with a baseball[…]
Hot News Mix: A Brutal Boston Murder, ENDA’s Importance to PoC, + More
• It’s a story that got a decent share of coverage yesterday, but still managed to fly under the radar: A 22-year-old man killed 58-year-old Kanchanben Patel by dragging her along[…]
Hot News Mix: A Pakistani Anti-Censorship Group has ‘Hugs for YouTube’
Pakistanis have nothing but love for YouTube: It’s been over a year since Pakistan banned YouTube, but the love ordinary citizens have for the site hasn’t waned. That’s the message[…]
Will the Revolution be Commodified and Made Meaningless Courtesy of M.I.A.?
“[W]hat she’s experiencing is an absolutely necessary struggle — an attempt by an artist who’s defined herself through opposition to engage with the system that she has entered, for better[…]
Calls From Back Home: Telling the Stories of the War Diaspora
When my Amma calls me on the telephone, she sometimes fills the distance that separates us by reading me her poetry and asking me for translations and opinions. She often[…]