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Chai Tea, Culture »

[5 Feb 2010 | 13 Comments | 196 views]
Community

Asha and Chetan met, ironically enough, at an Indian function.

Arts, Chai Tea »

[11 Feb 2010 | 4 Comments | 135 views]

A tired retreading of the same old jokes.

Chai Tea, Culture »

[30 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 143 views]
When I Dance, I’m Indian

Dancing was the one thing that fused the bond between my heritage and me.

Arts, Chai Tea »

[19 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | 102 views]
Kriti Literary Festival: Moving Beyond The Canonical Diaspora Literature

Up until the Kriti Festival, all I knew of “Diaspora literature” was Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine and the works of Jhumpa Lahiri.

Chai Tea »

[5 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | 165 views]
Buying Culture

Buying Indian, being Indian.

Chai Tea »

[19 Feb 2009 | 5 Comments | 967 views]
“Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee”: Personal Reflections

The concept of culture is fluid.

Chai Tea, Featured »

[5 Feb 2009 | 9 Comments | 292 views]
The Obama Era

The US elects the son of an immigrant to power.

Chai Tea »

[5 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 373 views]
Asian-American Presidential Debate: From a South Asian Point of View

I walked into the mostly unoccupied room which was the venue of the Asian American Presidential Debate. In spite of the low turnout, the atmosphere was purposeful and intense. There was a voter registration booth set up at the entrance and people handing out Obama bumper stickers and posters. There was also a man walking …

Chai Tea »

[5 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | 844 views]
Envisioning Masculinity: Confessions of a South Asian Feminist

He totally had his eyebrows threaded.

Chai Tea, Politics »

[8 Oct 2008 | 8 Comments | 583 views]
The Consequences of Palin for Women: Why She Isn’t Worth the Position

If anyone believes for one second that Palin is breaking glass ceilings, they are in for quite a rude awakening.