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Sh*t My Mom Says
My mother is a hard-working woman whose had a really tough life. She lost her father when she was really young and as the eldest child (her older brother was stolen by relatives), she had to leave high school to Read More …
Birds
Early Friday morning “Why are you on the roof? Get down!” “Chidhya phir aayege lautke. The birds are building a nest outside your window.” “Yay. They came back to say hi to me!” I exclaimed happily. “Say bye-bye.” “Nooooooooooo.” Whine. Read More …
Negotiating Identity In Asian Spaces
“She’s white? What is she doing here?” For the past few weeks, I’ve had to wrestle with various different Asian-American spaces from the Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) to the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) dinner to the Read More …
Reading List: “I am A Terrorist”
I often have allies and well-intentioned people asking me what they should be reading and watching and while I am not interested in serving as a “portal” for anyone, I don’t think it hurts to list some of the things Read More …
Bay Area Solidarity Summer
I am terrified and hyper-ventilating about doing an opening keynote in front of 14-21 year old desi-American youth at the Bay Area Solidarity Summer. I haven’t tried my charm and sense of humor on that age-group yet. While you await Read More …