I miss eating Vindaloo with Dad.
Wilhelmine Taylor, Australia. My father’s family was originally from India, but his mother was Scottish/Danish. People tended to assume he was a white guy with...
I do not smell like curry
Anusha Ghildyal, USA I used to get this comment often when I was in elementary school. I would be surprised to hear this comment because...
You’re Indian; do you speak Hindu?
Poonam Dreyfus-Pai, Berkeley, CA. It wasn’t easy to choose just one sentence (6 words, no less) to summarize the constant negotiation between frustration and a...
I’m Dutch-Indonesian. Why do you ask?
Jessica Stagg Heber, UT They’re eyes widened. “How..?” someone asked awkwardly. I laughed. It was a reaction that I was so used to whenever someone...
Ooooooo!! I can smell curry here
Amit Atlanta, GA Me and my wife were walking to our car. A taunt from a one of the two school kids (look like 14+...
