Not Brown Enough to Be Indian
Pallavi Joy, Philadelphia, PA Growing up in a 97% white school system, and being raised by one Indian immigrant parent and one Indian American parent...
Boy From America’s Heartland, Indian American
Rahul Iyer, Mesa , AZ. I graduated high school from Dixon IL, a small town halfway between Rockford and Moline, in the Northwestern part of...
Indian-American but live like white
Anonymous, USA. I speak no Hindi. Live in a big suburban house. Dress and eat like a yuppie white person. What makes me Indian?
Indian American South Asian Desi American
Jacob Kuriakose, San Diego, CA. I would like to bring up the idea of “Indian” to label Native Americans, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, etc. I...
Will you have an arranged marriage?
Krishna Ghodiwala, Washington, DC. I am an Indian American woman who was born in Canada, immigrated to the US at the age of 3, and...
“But where are you FROM from?”
Roshni Brahmbhatt, Muncie, IN. It’s probably the most infuriating thing that I hear on a daily basis. I work at an electronics store and I’m...
I’m Indian-American, I’m from America
Abhishek Mehta Seattle, WA Why is it always assumed that non-whites or non-blacks are from another country first? I’m always asked where in India I’m...
