Indian Rape Protests Foretell Feminist Spring

Dec 31, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO – As a co-founder of Narika, a Bay Area-based helpline for South Asian victims of domestic violence, I have come across many incidents of sexual assault against women in my community. It happens with numbing regularity.But few things...

In Silicon Valley, Juggling College While Runnign for Mayor

Sep 06, 2012

“I love my city,” says Aziz Akbari, an 18-year-old college sophomore running to be Fremont's youngest and the city's first Indo-American Mayor. Elections will be held in November.Akbari has lived in Fremont since the age of seven and is a...

Want To Report Airport Racial Profiling? There’s an App for That

Apr 30, 2012

 Since Sept. 11, Sikhs have been subjected to ethnic and religious profiling at the airport that the community has struggled for years to combat. Those with dark skin, or people who wear turbans have been pulled aside for extra pat...

S. Asian Vies to Become Nation's First Female Indian Mayor

Apr 17, 2012

On Apr. 10, Fremont Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan launched her campaign to become the nation’s first Indian American woman mayor.Natarajan has served two terms on Fremont’s city council, and briefly served as Mayor Pro Tem following the Dec. 29, 2011...

Filipinos, Indians Dominate Emirates Nursing Force

GMANews.TV, May 14, 2010

Our Education Needs Are California's Needs

New America Media, Commentary, Jolene Rodriguez May 11, 2010

tudents of color, low-income students and immigrant students make up 70% of California’s schools and will form the majority of high school dropouts. Jolene Rodriguez, a junior at a Long Beach high school, speaks up for students of color and worries about the future of California.

Asian Americans Join Fight Against Arizona Law

New America Media, News Report, Sandip Roy May 07, 2010

Asian-American civil rights groups are gearing up to challenge Arizona’s new anti-immigration law, joining Latino and civil liberties organizations that oppose it.

Should India Sign on to a Global Climate Change Treaty?

India Currents, Commentary, Dr. Rajesh C. Oza and Siddhartha R. Oza Apr 26, 2010

Two views on whether India should sign on to a climate change treaty to bind itself to cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.

Pakistani Americans Largely Unaware of Stimulus Opportunities

New America Media/Daily Khabrain, News Analysis, Mohsin Zaheer Apr 24, 2010

The Pakistani community is in the dark when it comes to the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the “stimulus package” signed into a law by President Obama in February 2009.