Sources: Kundra leaving White House: Vivek Kundra, the first-ever federal chief information officer, is planning to leave the White House in August, according to sources. Kundra, who has held the position for two-and-a-half years, is leaving the administration for Harvard, … Continue reading
I wasn’t always a an activist in the South Asian community. I got my grounding in environmental organizing and it took the events around September 11th, 2001 to really catapult me into trying to figure out how to create that … Continue reading
I was just poking around for information on the potential Republican field in 2012 this morning, and I stumbled onto an interesting image of one of the candidates, Jon Huntsman, Jr.. In case you don’t know, Huntsman is the scion … Continue reading
In 2006 I wrote the first of many posts here on SM about then would-be Virginia Senator George Allen and his use of the term “Macaca” to describe S.R. Sidarth, a young volunteer for the current Senator Webb’s campaign who … Continue reading
Ben Smith of Politico reports: In capitals across the globe in recent months, the face of Barack Obama’s groundbreaking 2008 online campaign has been one Ravi Singh, a self-styled “campaign guru” with a colorful turban, a reassuring smile and a … Continue reading
Popular DJ and repeat White House guest Rekha Malhotra will perform live at the White House’s largest annual event, the Easter Egg Roll.
Continue readingQuick, which political party do you think cares more about women’s issues in Afghanistan? Depending on your answer, you might be surprised by the statements coming from senior representatives of both parties.
Continue readingOn Friday, two frail and elderly Sikh men were gunned down in cold blood as they went for a walk in a suburb of Sacramento. Surinder Singh, 67, died Friday afternoon on the sidewalk along East Stockton Boulevard near Geneva … Continue reading
for Aseem Chhabra and my fellow travelers Something Aseem Chhabra said this weekend made me think of this. Several months ago, I was detained at the Michigan-Canadian border because I had loose, unlabeled spices from Toronto, which the Lords of … Continue reading
Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley’s inauguration this past Wednesday felt like a glimmer of light in a political landscape recently darkened by the tragic mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona.
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