Project As[I]Am has re-opened its call for submissions! Submit your work by July 5th for a chance to be included in our issue, themed “Our Greatest Resource,” on emotional labor and solidarity through love. This week, I wanted to write about something completely mundane. I moved into my new apartment this week, putting everyone who […]
Calling all New Yorkers: I’m excited to announce that this Saturday at 6pm I will be reading as part of the Eyes on Bangladesh photography exhibit! The exhibit is showcasing the work of Bengali photographers who show a different side of Bangladesh not often seen in the West, and wants to begin a dialogue between […]
These posts were written during the summer while I was in Bangladesh, in preparation for the upcoming academic year. Long story short: when I looked back at the archive, I didn’t have the desire or the time to put them up. But now, since I’m coming back to the blog, I decided that some of […]
Though not many people in the United States are hearing about it (what’s new about that?), a refugee situation has become a central focus of Bangladeshi politics in the last few months. Myanmar (formerly Burma) has just gone through a period of heavy civil unrest and war, sending persecuted Muslim refugees streaming into neighboring countries […]
This is part three in a series of posts on Asian Americans, inspired by and in concert with a charity event being put on by the Columbia student group, Asian American Alliance. Click here to read the first and second posts in the series: “Who is an Asian American?” and “‘Will All The Asian Americans […]