“Everyone Can Do Something”
Entrepreneur Meena Harris talks about Black Lives Matter and her latest book: no one can do everything, but every person can play a role in effecting change.
The Juggernaut
The Diaspora on Brown TikTok
South Asian Americans are navigating the fine line between sharing funny videos and perpetuating stereotypes.
Natasha Roy
How Skin Whitening Became a $23 Billion Industry
With persistent colorism and the rise of consumerism, the idea of fair skin manifested as a product you could buy.
Anna Purna Kambhampaty
Black and Brown Love
Black and Brown couples don’t have it easy. Marrying Brown can be difficult, but for Black partners, it’s especially hard.
Michaela Stone Cross
Bringing Brown to the Black-and-White Grid
How crossword puzzles depict South Asian cultures, and the forces trying to change that.
Natan Last
What’s Really Killing Us?
Many South Asian Americans were facing poverty and other systemic issues long before the coronavirus hit. Now, the virus is making them much worse.
Ashish Valentine and Anna Luy Tan
Opinion: How Do We Move Forward?
Reducing the suffering of others is a habit, not a momentary concern.
Dhruva Balram
American Newsrooms Are (Still) Too White
Recent newsroom snafus — yet again — highlight a stark problem in journalism: the media industry doesn’t reflect the audiences they serve.
Vignesh Ramachandran
Opinion: Why I Protest
It was Black America that embraced South Asians, who often refuse to discuss race.
Meghna Rao
Anti-Blackness Goes Back To Ancient Times
Thinly veiled racism is still prevalent in the South Asian community today, but its history dates back centuries.
Sabrina Malhi
Giving Dal Its Due
On the long history of the lentil in South Asian motherlands and its resonance during the pandemic.
Sarah Thankam Mathews
Revisiting the Model Minority Myth, 20 Years Later
Two decades after the publication of ‘The Karma of Brown Folk,’ Vijay Prashad revisits his seminal book and advocates for concrete change today.
The South Asian Americans Claiming Political Capital
In 2020, over 30 South Asians are running for the U.S. House or Senate.
Kaivan Shroff
Pepper Spray, Flash Bangs, and an Open Door
Rahul Dubey opened up his Dupont Circle home as a refuge for protesters in Washington, D.C.
Vandana Menon
‘A Burning’ is This Year’s Great Indian Novel
Debut novelist Megha Majumdar tackles censorship and persecution in Narendra Modi’s India.
Sanjena Sathian
The Year of the Zoom Spelling Bee
SpellPundit’s virtual spelling bee had drama, excitement, and a few South Asian-origin words.
The Deal of a Lifetime: Reliance’s Jio Platforms
Major investments into an ostensibly asset-light tech business are actually betting on Jio’s telco dominance. Everything else is just the cherry on top.
Varsha Bansal
PBS’s ‘Asian Americans’ Is Overdue, But Is Just the Start
The five-part series covers 150 years of the community’s diverse history — from the 1800s to 9/11 — yet still doesn’t go far enough.
Bedatri D. Choudhury
Pakistan’s New (Ertuğrul) Bey
Why the hit Turkish TV series “Diriliş: Ertuğrul” has captivated the country today — and the world since its launch.
Sarah Khan
The Poetic Names of Kanjeevaram Saris
Since the 15th century, weavers have named the iconic saris with descriptions so expressive, that their names sound like the shortest poems in the world.
Meera Ganapathi