by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University – Star Contributor   Not only do they care about Sinhala, the American government cares about fourteen other South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Farsi, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Pashtu,...

by Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University What do Rani Mukerjee, Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and basically all Bollywood actresses past and present have in common?  Their ability to use the smoldering qualities of dark eye colors and their soulful South Asian eyes to wow...

By Reshma Jae – Georgia State University You should know two things about me before you continue to read. 1. I make it a point not to be on my phone (call, text, email, etc.) when in the presence of another human being and find it insulting when people do it to me. 2. On my days off you couldn’t...

by Sabrina Jiwani – Washington University     There are days when I CRAVE a good burger, but not just a regular burger, a really out there burger. So as I was perusing Whole Foods, I came upon this insanely beautiful and insanely cheap ground lamb. Lightbulb! I decided that I would try to recreate...

photographs by Thuy Ly How many times have you ever been asked “Where are you from?” For many Brown Girls, it’s not an easy answer. For Rizwana, our Spring model, it’s a tough call. Rizwana was born in London, raised in California, and now calls Texas her home. Not to mention,...

by Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University President Barack Obama’s administration has finally taken a stance on Libya after contemplating whether to intervene as a world leader or wait for international support. He addressed the need for military intervention in Libya in a speech to the nation...

by Priya Mukhopadhya – Stony Brook University Rose water is extremely common in the South Asian world.  It is made during the process of extracting rose oil from petals to make attar or perfumed goods.  The water is left over after the oil is extracted. Rose water is extremely versatile and...

by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University Half written sentences with potentially witty things wait impatiently on a crumpled piece of paper with more scratch marks than my cat’s favorite shoe.  Squinting one eye, then the next, I try to make words materialize in a cohesive order by simply...

by Reshma Jae – Georgia State University   My time is precious, I don’t have hours to organize and reorganize, bookmark and sort, divide and tab information every time. Here are some tips for organizing your digital life:   1. DropBox DropBox allows you to have a folder on your...

by Sheela Lal - University of Missouri With the 1997 single “Brimful of Asha,” Cornershop, a British band, gained notoriety, especially after Fatboy Slim remixed it. The song has gone on to be featured in a multitude of media. Despite the massive amount of exposure, the band doesn’t stay pigeon...