Sometimes you just have to let them know how you feel.  Let them know you love them. Even though they are not physically here anymore. To my dear grandmother (a.k.a. Mummy), I miss you.  I wish I got to say goodbye to you, but when I close my eyes I do see you.  I remember your smile and your silly...

by Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University As we all finish up yet another year of school and prepare for another winter break of being “cooped up” at home with no connection to the college world, here is something to nibble on to help you appreciate the time you spend at home and...

by Leanna Carroll – Archbishop Molloy High School Katrina Kaif, Norah Jones, Nigel Barker…What do they all have in common? Well besides all being ridiculously good-looking & deftly talented, they’re all half Desi. Did you catch that? HALF. Although this sounds unique & exotic when you...

Roshni Mulchandani, considers herself a global citizen. After being raised in Hong Kong and spending nearly every summer in her favorite city Mumbai, she quickly (and swiftly) moved to New York to gain her degree in Marketing. Four years later, degree in hand, she moved to the opposite coast and realized...

by Sneha Goud As another Thanksgiving and Christmas creep closer, I am reflecting on my family’s holiday celebrations over the years. My mom was a public school teacher so she understood the importance of incorporating little traditions around the holidays – always having a costume to wear...

Meet our new staff writer, Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University Priya Mukhopadhyay, born in Calcutta, India and raised in the Bronx, New York, is a senior at Stony Brook University.  She is a Health Science Major, pre-med, and an Asian American Studies Minor.  After graduation, she hopes...

Meet our newest staff writer, Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University Trisha Sakhuja, raised in Queens, New York is a senior at Stony Brook University, and will continue her studies by pursuing a Masters in Public Policy. She is a Political Science major, and a double minor in Journalism and Women...

Meet our newest staff writer, Vijaya Prasad - Syracuse University It took Vijaya Prasad a while to really figure out what she wanted to do with her life. She started as an International Relations major in college and since she loved it, chose to pursue a masters in Public Policy. It wasn’t the right...

Starting Brown Girl was definitely years in the making. It not only included determining the logistics of it all, coordinating a website and contributors, but also a lot of guts on my end. This was something I wanted to do since I was in high school. I loved to write. I loved to read. And despite many...

by Farah Mithani – Houston Baptist University Graduate As a religious and ethnic minority, I have always been able to bring a different perspective.  I understand how outward differences between people can hide important connections. I have felt the pressure of those around me and have been stuck...