My Own Kind of “Native” American
Desi Roots, Global Wings – a monthly column focused on the Indian immigrant experience. Did you know that 2021 is, literally, the 400th anniversary of the ...
On the Record With California’s Surgeon General: Vaccination Protects Children From Danger
Our state experienced the most devastating point of the pandemic last winter. More than 21,000 Californians were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week of ...
How Priya Won A Second Chance At Her American Dream: A Story of Transnational Abandonment
Locked out of her Fremont apartment after a domestic dispute turned violent, Priya huddled terrified in a corner of the hallway. Her new husband had thrown her ...
Sunnyvale’s Taarika Foundation Supports the Whole Child
The Taarika Foundation, a local nonprofit that focuses on mental health in children and adolescents, recently gathered students for a back-to-school tie-dye eve...
Are Bay Area Desi Parents Getting Their Kids Vaccinated?
Fremont is home to one of the largest South Asian populations in the Bay Area. It is common to find our garages open, children playing outside, while parents bo...
Immunize Children To Slow Covid Spread In California
With emergency-use authorization for the Pfizer-BionTech COVID vaccine newly approved for children 5-11, many parents are asking the question- should we vaccina...
Prashanth Ganesh’s Triathlon Wins Prove That Academics & Athletics Are Symbiotic
Between winning for UC Berkeley’s triathlon team and completing a Ph.D. in Computers and Electrical Engineering, 23-year-old Prashanth Ganesh has a lot going ...
Jessica Lall Announces Run for Mayor of Los Angeles
“My name is Jessica Lall and I’m running to be your next female mayor of Los Angeles.” In September, local business leader, South Asian mom, and community...
Historic Wins For Asian Americans In November 2021 Elections
In historic firsts, several Americans of Asian descent were voted into office in the November 2 general election. They included Michelle Wu the first woman,...
I’ll Safeguard Voter Rights To The Ballot Box, Says Kamala Harris
Nineteen states, together with Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Texas, have enacted 33 laws this year that make it more difficult for Americans to vote, according to...
India Currents Wins 10 Awards from SF Press Club
The San Francisco Press Club recognized ten writers from India Currents for their writing at an online award ceremony held last month. The San Francisco Press...
Three Cultures, Two Shopping Carts, One Desi Grocery Store
Masala Heroes is a three-part series on Santa Clara County’s South Asian (Desi) grocery stores and their contribution to their community’s health. Find the ...
There’s a Lot to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
With Irreverence Towards All – A monthly column on the musings and rants from a Bay Area Indian American about all that ails, affects, or matters to Desis he...
Sardar Udham: Punjab’s Son Stands Against Imperial Arrogance
It was the worst of times. The British Imperial Legislative Council passed the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act on 18 March 1919, indefinitely extending ...
Desi-Centric Social Media. Is it Good or Bad?
Tears welled up in Maya’s eyes. Sadness overcame her. Then, frustration. Then, anger. Why had her mom revoked her access to social media? For Maya, social m...
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On the Record With California’s Surgeon General: Vaccination Protects Children From Danger
Our state experienced the most devastating point of the pandemic last winter. More than 21,000 Californians were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week of ...
Recipes Rooted In India, Inspired By California
Dig-In Meals – A column highlighting Indian spices in recipes that take traditional Indian food and add a western twist! With Thanksgiving around the corner,...
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How Priya Won A Second Chance At Her American Dream: A Story of Transnational Abandonment
Locked out of her Fremont apartment after a domestic dispute turned violent, Priya huddled terrified in a corner of the hallway. Her new husband had thrown her ...
Zilka Joseph’s New Poetry Is About Feeling Beautiful In Our Bones
Displacement, otherness, immigration, and homesickness are among a list of canonical literary themes that describe the immigrant Indian-American identity and li...
Sunnyvale’s Taarika Foundation Supports the Whole Child
The Taarika Foundation, a local nonprofit that focuses on mental health in children and adolescents, recently gathered students for a back-to-school tie-dye eve...
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Are Bay Area Desi Parents Getting Their Kids Vaccinated?
Fremont is home to one of the largest South Asian populations in the Bay Area. It is common to find our garages open, children playing outside, while parents bo...
Geeta Malik Penetrates the Indian-American Psyche in ‘India Sweets and Spices’
About thirty years back, when I moved to America, anything Indian - a food item or random sighting of people - conjured a whimsical nostalgia. A few years passe...
A Winter Wonderland in Mussoorie
La Villa Bethany is a charming homestay situated in the quaint Landour area of Mussoorie. Home away from home, the five units in the property have beautiful sto...
