Tag: Indian

Stories about Indian immigrants in the U.S.
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Podcast: Yoni Ki Baat – The South Asian ‘Vagina Monologues’

In this Fi2W podcast, reporter Aswini Anburajan interviews Vandana Makker, one of the founders of the performance series Yoni Ki Baat on the importance of exploring women’s sexuality through a cultural and immigrant lens.

Food In 2 Worlds

Things You May Not Know About Queens: the Food, the Immigrant Housing, the Scamming ‘Notario’

Streetwise New York offers tours of “old and new immigrant New York.” We sent reporter Cristina DC Pastor and audio producer Dimple Patel to check out the tour in the city’s largest borough.

Indian Immigrants Offer Financial Support to India’s Struggling Rural High Schools

A project that sends English-speakers from the U.S. to teach in rural India attracts financial contributions from Indian immigrants, but it’s non-Indians who sign up to do the teaching.

For Indian American Family, Personal Life and Business Intertwine in Complex Ways

The success of Indian immigrant entrepreneurs on Long Island carries a heaven burden.

Violence at Queens Sikh Temple Evokes Memories of India’s Troubled Past

A violent confrontation at a Sikh place of worship in Richmond Hills, Queens brings back painful memories for Indian Express editor Sujeet Rajan. Here, for the first time, he writes about witnessing anti-Sikh violence in his native country.

South Asian Families Ensure Their Children Have Royal Weddings–Even in the U.S.

Hosting weddings fit for kings and queens is a cherished tradition for South Asian immigrants in the U.S. and around the world.

Hunter for Asian American Immigrant Stories Finds A Home @ the Library of Congress

Remé Grefalda is constantly on the lookout for books, publications, documents and other ephemera that preserve the Asian immigrant experience. She is the driving force behind a new collection at the Library of Congress -the Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection

A Quintessential NY Immigrant Neighborhood Through the Eyes of an Indian Immigrant

Writer Suketu Mehta arrived in Jackson Heights in 1977, having moved with his family from Mumbai. He recently toured the neighborhood with Urban Omnibus, an online publication of the Architectural League of New York focused on new ways of looking at and intervening in the built environment of New York.

Reflections of an Indian-American Daughter: Amy Chua, Tiger Moms, and Raising the Perfect Kid

Aswini Anburajan’s Indian immigrant parents set high standards for her and her younger sister. One sister followed the rules, the other defied them, with surprising results for the entire family.

Nikki Haley

Ethnic Candidates Rise to Top Posts in Midterm Elections

Last week’s elections resulted in victories for a large number of Republican candidates with immigrant roots.