No Borders and Binaries

Biographies of Dream Act student video. Share your stories?
It must take a lot of courage mixed with maybe hopelessness to put yourself out there like that. Anyway, whoever steps forward gets loads of kudos from me.

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She sat there almost tranquilized fearing the consequences of her forthcoming actions, the path she had chosen to embark on. No doubt it was the road less traveled, it was harsh, an embattled life full of challenges, a thorny ride with no sure prospects of bearing any economical fruit.
Blink. Deep breath.
She opened her eyes and [...]

Alright, this is officially my first L Word post and many more may come but I will make them socially and politically relevant for the most part.
What do I think about the L Word? I actually had a distaste for it for the first 3 seasons; I did not even watch the first two until [...]

Seriously, I DO NOT need anything. I was made to construct a wishlist so it is here, but there is NOTHING that I cannot get on my own in due time. Yesterday I got myself Season 1 of the L Word out of my travel stipend for the day and it made me very happy [...]

Great news ?
Gay and able!
After Irrfan Khan, how many Bollywood he-men would accept the role of a homosexual?
SUBHASH K JHA Times News Network
Irrfan Khan is helping Indian gays to step out of the closet. In Mira Nair’s short film Migration that was screened at the Goa film festival recently and also on [...]

This is revolutionary; I can’t wait to see Dr. Scott’s face on Monday afternoon when I submit that proposal. He is either going to think that I am a genius or that I have lost it or both. And I cannot use the word “subaltern” - Lets start with a critique of “Imagined Community.” And [...]

Seriously, what have we done that is so shameful or grounds to feel guilty about? NOTHING.
Don’t tell me I am not human. Don’t tell me I am not as good as you. And certainly don’t tell me that my opinions are not as good as that of a straight, white male, American citizen.
I am a [...]

It was World Aids Day yesterday, I almost forgot had Sony not played My Brother Nikhil. I made sure to record it for my mother and MADE her sit through it. I should own the movie, but haven’t had time to get it.
Sanjay Suri (my favorite) plays a champion athlete swimmer who just happens to [...]

The Fiji Embassy in US should ideally be looking for educated and overeducated Fiji Nationals and recruit them. We have a severe problem of brain drain in the country with ethnic coups and the more educated and privileged Indians settling abroad. And yet, the country does not seem to care!
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program [...]