South Asian Americans have to go beyond performative activism and embrace solidarity, empathy, and reparations. By Thenmozhi Soundararajan TW/CW: This article mentions anti-Blackness, state-sanctioned murder, and casteism. It’s 2020, but this has not stopped American law enforcement’s incessant killing of Black folks, even in the middle of an ongoing global pandemic that disproportionately affects Black...
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Why Making Space for South Asian Culture is a Civil Rights Issue
As hate crimes against South Asians continue to rise, we need to dispel stereotypes and wear our voices. By Rachna Shah On Sept. 4, 1907, a mob of around 400 white men attacked the homes of South Asian Indians in Bellingham, Washington. They threw them into the streets, beat them, and drove them out of...
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Hasan Minhaj’s “Homecoming King” and the Audacity of Equality
Hasan Minhaj’s eloquence and ability to reflect on micro and macro levels is so inspiring. I feel transformed for the better after spending an hour and change with him and his epic storytelling abilities. If you had told me even 10 years ago that there would be so much amazing Desi representation in visual media...
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Good South Asian Girls Don’t Have Tattoos (And That’s Why I’m Covered in Them)
My tattoos are a living ribbon connecting me to a sisterhood of “bad” or non-conforming South Asian girls who negotiate the same slippery slopes of multi-cultural identity. The first time I ever saw a woman with a tattoo was in Andrew Fleming’s 1996 film The Craft. Seeing the ink on Fairuza Balk’s witchy skin did...