Name-ache
In a rhythmic reflection on his name Vivek Shraya asks “Is a name how it’s pronounced or how I pronounce it?”
Continue readingIn a rhythmic reflection on his name Vivek Shraya asks “Is a name how it’s pronounced or how I pronounce it?”
Continue readingAn interesting piece out of WNYC this morning on the increasing population of South Asians in New York but a lack of political representation. The Asian population in the five boroughs spiked 32 percent in the last decade, and New … Continue reading
Hoboken City Councilmember-at-Large Ravi Bhalla has thrown his hat…(uh, turban??) in the legislative ring – this past week he announced his candidacy for NJ State Assembly in the 33rd Legislative District. The Democratic primary election is June 7th. “I am … Continue reading
Ever feel like you need a cinematic soundtrack to your day to day life? Karsh Kale’s Cinema may be for you. The album exploded on the scene last week, going straight to number #1 in the charts. No surprise considering … Continue reading
… are hungry. So notes a widely cited piece by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in Foreign Policy. But is it really true? Are there really more than a billion people going to bed hungry each night? Our research on … 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
Canadians vote in a federal election on May 2 and one of the most interesting races is in Brampton-Springdale, just outside Toronto. One out of three people in Brampton is South Asian, the highest proportion among all municipalities in Canada, … Continue reading
What is up with Arizona? There was SB 1070, and the shooting of Gabby Giffords. And now, there is this. (via SALDEF) Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is signing a bill to remove Balbir Singh Sodhi’s name from the state’s 9/11 … Continue reading
Last month, a group of us were sitting at Currylicious drinking chai and discussing the recent article that had come out about Bikram Choudhury of THE Bikram Yoga. Bikram, apparently, is prone to a “free-loving” nature with his yoga followers … Continue reading
CBC’s radio program The Current recently examined the politics of courting the so-called ethnic vote in the context of Canada’s current federal election. Political parties court cultural communities presumably because they want their support. But things can go sour in this courtship if people feel disrespected.
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