Master of None promotes a vision of America that is enriched by the complexities of its immigrant communities, instead of persistent racist narratives. In Aziz Ansari’s Master of None, Dev Shah is an aspiring actor living in New York City. He’s cute, charming, and a gourmand obsessed with pasta. His love life is equal parts...
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“Good Girls Marry Doctors” Anthology Unveils South Asian Women’s Fraught Lives
Growing up South Asian American without any representation in film, television or even mainstream books, you become an expert at seeing yourself in the stories of other cultures and races — you don’t have any other choice. You learn to overlook the offensive Asian stereotypes that abound even as they bring you shame by association, because...
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Explaining the Seemingly Bizarre Indian-Americans for Trump 2016 Movement
During this most insane of election cycles, I wake up every day thinking that things can’t possibly get any more surreal or bizarre — and somehow, each evening when I watch the news, I find myself surprised at what new rabbit hole we’ve gone down. And then I saw this headline on NBC News: Indian-American PAC Forms...