Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
[Blogger: S.I.] Be proud. A day we never thought would come has in fact arrived. A South Asian on the front page of ESPN.com…
* For spelling (at least it’s something). Young Samir Patel and his life after the bee, courtesy of ESPN.com. Good to see a smart kid who’s not afraid of being smart (not that the desis ever had such problems. We probably could use more humility. But not this kid).
And realistically, I don’t know the next time we’ll see another brown person on ESPN.com like this again. Enjoy it.
Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Huma Abedin, India, Music, Pakistan, Police, Samir Patel
Posted in Brown in North America, Desi Dose, Entertainment, Government and Legal, Motherlands, Sports | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Various cultures have tried isolating those who are “different.” They’ve all claimed it was for benign purposes, some going so far as to say it was to benefit the minority group. In recent history, the Nazis made the Jews wear “pieces of flair” (thanks, Office Space). The Americans sent anyone of Japanese origin into camps during WW2. The Taliban made the Afghani Hindus wear patches. The Americans made blacks live in separate areas of the country when they tried the “separate but equal” debacle. Rather than protecting the smaller group’s members, these plans simply divide them from the majority, destroy the bonds that have integrated them into society, and make it easier for the majority to view the smaller group as a foreign entity, a “them” vs. “us” scenario.
Tags: Assimilation Issues, Hindu / Hinduism, Los Angeles Life, Muslim / Islam, Police, September 11th, Terrorism
Posted in Brown in North America, Government and Legal, History, Op Ed, Religion, Who We Are, Xenophobia | 7 Comments »
