San Jose’s Ash Kalra Gets An ‘A’ On Climate Change
San Jose Asemblymember Ash Kalra (CA-27) got an 'A' from the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV), winning a 99% rating as a climate change champion
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A Tale of Two Sumi(s) – When COVID19 Flatlined the Desi Beauty Business
Sumi Beauty Salon in Mountain View Sumi Patel opened Sumi Beauty in 2007 and ran a thriv
Stanford’s Dr. Nirav Shah on Vaccines VS. Variants
Breaking news that virulent variants from Brazil, South Africa, and the UK are multiplying across borders even as homegrown strains are mutating on US soil, has
“Often Our Communities Are Pitted Against Each Other” says Manjusha Kulkarni of A3PCON
A rash of hate incidents against Asian Americans is spreading like a virus since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. On March 16, eight people were shot and killed at th
COVID Creates Hunger Crisis in India
As the COVD-19 tsunami began its global spread, it exacerbated crises that were already taking a toll of vulnerable populations across the world. In India the p
COVID Slams Ethnic Minorities
As the COVID-19 vaccination program rolls out erratically across the US, research increasingly shows that health inequities underlying who gets infected will al
H4-EAD Back on Track!
There’s great news ahead for people who lost the right to work when their H4 visa work permits were revoked by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 20
Tailing Pond: The Story of Jadugora
Outside the village of Jadugora, a few miles from the town of Jamshedpur in India, kids kick a ball around in the fields. Their friends watch from the sidelines
Will Biden’s Immigrant Plan Save Ravi Ragbir?
Ravi Ragbir’s Story Ravi Ragbir, co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition, is a Trinidadian immigrant with a criminal conviction who has been fighting h
The Virus & The Vaccine
Getting the COVID19 vaccine out of the freezer and into people's arms has been slow. And, even as people battle unsympathetic websites to find slots for a shot,
Desis In the House!
Democracy was under siege in the last four years as the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to free and fair elections, human rights and the rule of law.
That Get Rich Quick Scheme Is A Scam!
While trawling the Internet for part-time jobs in September after being furloughed from her travel company in March, Sumathi Rao, a New York-based travel agent,
