Tag: heritage

It’s the first day of school, and you’ve come to the dreaded moment. If your name isn’t Mike or Sarah, ...

The same kids that thought my traditional clothing was weird, that my food smelled funny and who assumed my culture ...

He spoke excitedly about India, a land from which my family has been disconnected for about a century. Strangely, I ...

Years ago, my siblings and I pooled together our allowance money and bought our dad the perfect father’s day gift- ...

As a second-generation Indian living in a Judeo-Christian town with relatively unreligious parents, the lack of cultural identity in my ...

Growing up in Singapore, I was ashamed to be Indian. My complexion was darker than my friends. My features were ...

As a member of the South Asian community, I have always grappled with the question of whether or not to ...

What I don’t think either side of my family understands is that I’m not automatically Irish-American or automatically Indian. I’m ...

Five years ago, I took my first trip to Pakistan to visit my parents who had recently moved to Karachi. ...