Road-Tripping South Asian American Style
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * *[...] The post...
View ArticleSeptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
I have sat in front of my screen for hours thinking about what I want to say. Thinking about what could be said to help both those having suicidal thoughts[...] The post September is Suicide Prevention...
View ArticleWhen Rioters Drove South Asians Out of Bellingham
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * *[...] The post...
View ArticleOf Samosas Stale and Fresh
A plate of samosas sits in front of me. Steam coils in wisps above the coffee cup dissipating into nothingness. Nursery rhymes play on a loop on my phone. Sahana[...] The post Of Samosas Stale and...
View ArticleThe 5 Numbers Every South Asian in America Should Know
It can be hard to wrap our heads around the complexity that is South Asian America. We are refugees and model minorities, third generation Americans and people without papers. Thankfully,[...] The post...
View ArticleHumans of Garba | 16 Types of People You See at Garba
Learn more about Nirja Desai’s Humans of Garba doodle series on Instagram. * * * Navratri is almost over. And we’ve probably seen these types of people at the garba[...] The post Humans of Garba | 16...
View ArticleKathmandu: Traveling to the Oasis of Siphal & the Land of Pashupatinath
One of my aims in my latest trip to Kathmandu was to find a place where I could immerse myself in local culture, yet not be too far from the[...] The post Kathmandu: Traveling to the Oasis of Siphal...
View ArticleHow Americans Mourned Gandhi’s Death
The following piece is part of The Aerogram’s collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. * * *[...] The post...
View ArticleSakina’s Restaurant: “Remember that world?…I want to remember.”
What I remember is that it was my first time on a movie set. A Drew Barrymore film. Hugh Grant was in it too. The year was 2007, and it[...] The post <em>Sakina’s Restaurant</em>: “Remember...
View ArticleA Suitable Girl Profiles the Journeys of Three Women Navigating the Next Step...
Traditional culture and contemporary sensibilities collide to paint a picture of the complex experiences of three modern Indian women in the documentary film A Suitable Girl, screening this weekend...
View ArticleNobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi On Child Slavery & Doc Film ‘The Price of Free’
The Price of Free premieres on YouTube globally on November 27 at 9:00am PT and will be free for all to view 24/7. The film opens with a raid. Activists[...] The post Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi...
View ArticleLia Wolock and Padma Chirumamilla #RememberTheMutiny
Lia Last month I helped bring together an academic round table of Mutineers, contributors to the community, blog, and phenomenon that was Sepia Mutiny (sepiamutiny.com, 2004-2012). We gathered at...
View ArticleSari Stories, Chapter Three — Sari Sisters: Jaya & Swaati
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[...]...
View ArticleHidden Stories in the Family Photo Album: The ‘Brown Sugar Diaspora’
The exhibition Coolie Coolie Viens featuring the work of Canadian artist and scholar Andil Gosine, on view at the McIntosh Gallery at Western University until Jan. 12, explores life after[...] The post...
View ArticleSharing South Asian American History: A Year of Collaboration With SAADA
In 2018, The Aerogram restarted its collaboration with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), which documents and shares the history of South Asian Americans. With guidance from SAADA’s...
View ArticleDear Sudip In 2029
Dear Sudip in 2029, Earlier this December in 2018, after drinking my third cup of mocha coffee and ignoring the tightness in my stomach, I drove from New Brunswick to[...] The post Dear Sudip In 2029...
View ArticleSari Stories Chapter Five — Anuja Chauhan On Her Why & How Of Sari Matters
How the drape holds meaning and memory for the desi mind, body, and soul. A series of interview-vignettes, showcasing uber serious sari love, brought out via passion, history, politics, through[...]...
View ArticleSouth Asian Stories Talks To Olympian Raj Bhavsar About Life, Gymnastics &...
The latest episode of the South Asian Stories podcast series features Olympic medalist, entrepreneur, artist, and public speaker Raj Bhavsar sharing his unique story of getting into gymnastics as...
View ArticleThe Piping Hot Tea Of Culture
The words, “we have no culture” clink around in our empty glasses as my aunt’s eyes dart around the dinner table, looking for someone to agree with her. I sink[...] The post The Piping Hot Tea Of...
View ArticleAn American Hijabi: Hala’s Story
When certain customers picked up their prescription from Hala Choudhary, their eyes glanced over her starched white lab coat, scanned past her diamond lip piercing and slightly tan skin, and[...] The...
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