In my last post, I presented the historical foundation of the Indian American Identity and left off at how our cultural mindsets perpetuate the model minority myth that is pinned on to us. This concept of the model minority, the myth that is spun and kept up in society, and its reality are all ...
Cultural Problems
Coming to America: Indian American Identity and Inclusion
As I write this series, there is an ongoing #TakeAKnee movement in the United States about kneeling during performances of the American national anthem. NFL athlete, Colin Kaepernick started this trend as a way to speak out against unwarranted police brutality against Black Americans, and the ...
Colonialism and Inclusion in Indian History
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on why I think we should refocus our energies on better initiatives for inclusion in society, in light of current events in America (actually, all around the world, but that’s a different post for a different day). Then, in my last post, I outlined a series that will ...
Inclusion and Indian Americans: The Why and The What of It.
For the past few weeks, my posts have been on inclusion in the overall American population. In my first post, I presented an argument on why all of us, as Americans, need to refocus our energies and efforts on inclusion and deliberately inclusive actions. In my second post, I used the ...
Why Inclusion? Lessons from Current Affairs in America
The murder of Heather Heyer, the deaths of two police officers and injuries that happened to 19 people on August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, VA were a direct consequence of an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by White supremacists who believe that people in other groups are sub-human and not ...