THE EDITORIALS
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September 2012 -
Why the GOP is as incompatible with the Indian-American community as the Democratic Party is with fundamentalist Christians.
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July 2012 -
Activist Harsh Mander opined that a democracy should be judged not just by how much it upholds the will of the majority, but also by how it treats its minorities. The Indian-American community in the U.S. is quite anxiety-free.
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May 2012 -
“Many Americans think of Indians as strange foreigners with an inaccessible
culture and horrible accents.” Yet, America was envisioned in a cosmopolitan spirit. Caricatures like Apu will become relics soon...
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April 2012 -
We live in a society where until recently homophobia was institutionalized in our vaunted military, and where a major political party still continues to engage in anti-gay activism. Then why make the culpability of Dharun Ravi so much bigger than that of the society?
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February 2012 -
Many Indian-Americans isolate ourselves from the culture of our adopted homeland. Our new column, Americana, will shed some light on regional American character, translating American culture for Indian sensibilities.
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January 2012 -
The stench and filth in most parts of Mumbai is overwhelming, but seems blissfully immaterial to the locals, to whom glamour seems more interesting. Can we see that our lifestyle is inextricably linked to the underclass, that we can’t compartmentalize the city?
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December 2011 -
We heard the parochialism of a state senator criticizing his governor and political rival for participating in a Hindu ceremony--but the incident also pointed out that Hindus' push to combine business with ceremony can be inconsiderate.
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November 2011 -
Remember early immigrants' fears of losing their traditions, that they'd have to eat mashed potatoes and black-eyed peas forever? Thanks to the technological revolution and our global village, the tables have turned--and our young people are turning to their spiritual roots!
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October 2011 -
Indian homes are being targeted by robbers because they believed they can steal cash and gold. Forty incidents have been reported in Cobb, North Fulton, and Gwinnett counties alone.
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September 2011 -
As Anna Hazare fights for a powerful watchdog office, can we throw our support behind such a noble and necessary movement, and yet be open to blind spots in the Jan Lokpal Bill? And will 1.2 billion people—consumers, bureaucrats and all—be willing to embrace a shift in culture and habits, away from bribery and corruption?
