By Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University “Mom, Dad, you don’t get it!” I’m sure we’ve all heard this phrase leave our mouths or even had to bite our tongues when wanting to say it numerous times.  Growing up in a South Asian household while going to school in a Western environment...

by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University Graduate This letter is in rebuttal to Scott Adam’s (creator of Dilbert) blog post titled “Pegs and Holes“.   Dear Scott Adams, I have been sitting at my computer screen staring at the blank page in front of me for several days. ...

by Sailaja Joshi – Simmons College I like to think of myself as a fashionable girl. I follow Fashion Week and I love anything Manish Arora. I love the merging of Western design with my beloved Indian culture. Except for this. Last week, during Australia’s Fashion Week, Lisa Blue sent an offensive...

by Shritin Patel - Houston Baptist University Graduate Whilst Perusing www.cnn.com (a daily ritual for me) at work, I came across something that made my blood boil and made me feel sick to my stomach. Literally. A 7 year old Bangladeshi boy was brutally mutilated by gang members because he refused to...

by Nadya Agrawal – UCLA Not gonna lie, I have been told, on more than one occasion, that I am beautiful.  This is always instantly backed up with a “You’re so exotic!” … Uh, mood-ruiner much? Why is it that South Asians, and South Asian girls in particular, are complimented through a telescope...

by Sneha Goud According to a 2009 study from the University of Washington, 16 percent of Asian American women have contemplated suicide in their lifetimes, compared to 13 percent of all American women. The term “Asian American” can refer to 16 ethnic and 30 language groups. But until recently, studies...

by Roshni Mulchandani – Bay Area Aruna Shanbaug was just your average nurse. She loved her job. Amidst the patient caring, the nurse was aware of her duties. Known at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune, India for being a loving but strict nurse, she was in charge of instructing her subordinates...

by Shritin Patel – Houston Baptist University   “Indian people are not gay,” a relative retorted in the heat of a continuous and fruitless debate at my house. I stood baffled with my jaw hanging wide open allowing rogue bugs to explore my molars whilst trying to force my brain to understand...

by Sheela Lal – University of Missouri There are 50 million girls and women “missing,” according to Gautam Allahbadia’s 2002 article. “Hey Mister, that’s my sister; shoveled in a grave and nobody even kissed her.” According to a UNFPA report published in 2002, the ratio of girls...

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