PERSPECTIVES

To Grieve or Not to Grieve: A Daughter Ends Her Silence on a Mother Who Never Was

My mother who was 84 passed away a month ago. The call came while I…

Dancerella Comes of Age: As Model Minorities, Let’s Set an Example for Racial Justice

For my 8th birthday, I asked my parents for a “Dancerella” doll.  Trendy in the early 1980’s,…

The Unbearable Burden Being on a Dependent Visa in America

In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled against the Trump administration’s…

How Environmental Racism Disproportionately Affects People of Color

The current destruction of the environment is one of the most, if not the most,…

NGO Brings Dalit and Adivasi Children Into the Internet Age With Online Learning

Ajay Kumar was born in a Dalit family and was the first in his family…

Racism and Hierarchy: Tales from the East and the West

The last several weeks I have been in somewhat of a rut, which I am…

How I Came to Acknowledge My Anxiety Attacks and Learned to Cope With Them

Disclaimer: My anxiety is not clinically diagnosed. Your hearts racing, you find yourself having trouble…

#IWas: Why Desi Community Buries its Head in the Sand About Sexual Assault

Sex is not a typical topic of discussion in South Asian homes. The matter of…

Seat at the High Table: India Wins Big to Become Nonpermanent Member of the UN Security Council

India recently got elected unanimously, for the 8th time, to the UN Security Council. It…

Devi or Kamala, Or, is it Devi and Kamala? An Indian American Dilemma

ABCDs, fobs, coconuts, the college Brown Town … chances are you have identified with at…

European Ideals of Beauty Continue to Prevail in the South Asian Community

With the current state of racial tensions in the United States centered around the systemic…

Musings of an Indian-American on India’s Undying Obsession With Fair Skin

The recent horrific death of an unarmed Black American, George Floyd has once again confirmed…