Public Writing
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ESSAYS
The Buffalo News
Gates Foundation takes wrong path to rethinking education
The Conversation
Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime
Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an endearing story
CNN
How the story of Kamala Harris upends the Asian American ‘model minority’ stereotype
The difficult choice about hiring a tutor for your children
The most effective way to fight back against anti-Asian hate
The Indian Express
Stars and Gripes
Time Magazine
Summer Tutoring Is Not the Solution to a Lost Year of Schooling. It Might Hurt Kids More Than It Helps Them
Salon
Post-9/11 hate is taking a new form
Texas Observer
How Texas Can Lead in Fighting Anti-Asian Racism
The Bulwark
Reform the Law, Too
The New York Times
The Scripps Spelling Bee Is Broken. Please Don’t Fix It.
The Sacramento Bee
Bruce Lee is a hero. He still shouldn’t have his own official California day
TALKS
TedX Talks at Harvard
How to Use Your (Sociological) Imagination
Brown University
The Racialization of “Honorary Whites”: Asian Americans and New Conceptions of Race
TV, Radio, & Documentary Appearances
Netflix documentary
Spelling the Dream
Comcast Newsmakers
Equality, Identity & Hope: The Asian American Experience
CNBC
Race and Opportunity in America
Emil Amok’s Takeout: You’ve Got it Made Podcast
Asian American Islamophobia
NPR
Think Author Interview
Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough
All Things Considered
‘Life Behind The Lobby’ Of Indian-American Motels
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough
Another Look at Hyper Education
The Roundtable
Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough
Morning Edition
Why Indian-Americans Reign As Spelling Bee Champs
Weekend Edition
Here To Stay: How Indian-Born Innkeepers Revolutionized America’s Motels
Truth be Told
Race in the Workplace
Post and Courier Gravy Podcast
Script News, The National Report
The Atlantic
Four Myths Fueling the Fight Over NYC’s Exclusive High Schools
American Bazaar
Motels in the US: the domain of Indian Americans
Bloomberg
Motel Industry Turmoil Blocks Indian-American Path to Prosperity
Borderzine
‘Patel Motels’ spreading Indian entrepreneurship throughout the U.S.
Boston Globe
Studies Show We Are a Long Way from the Land of the Free
Dear Abby, Your Advice Against Giving Kids Foreign Names Reeks of Whitewashin
The Caravan
An exhibition on Indian Americans strives to present the community’s story on its own terms
Colorlines
How a Staple of Americana Became the Indian American Dream
The Economic Times
Why PM Modi is more alluring to the Patels of America than bellows for quotas back home
Firstpost
Forbes
Why Any More Presidential Debates Should Be Entirely About COVID-19
The Guardian
The meaning of Kamala Harris: the woman who will break new ground as vice-president
From Apu to Master of None: how US pop culture tuned into the south Asian experience
No laughing matter: how can The Simpsons solve its problem with Apu?
Gulf News
About time! How US pop culture opened up to South Asia
Hindustan Times
For Patels living in US, reservation is not the solution
Things Indian Americans Have Had to Do to Belong
Hyphen Magazine
Front Desk – How Can I Help You?” Indian American Motel Owners in the Heartland
International Business Times
Spelling Bee Blues: Indians’ Domination Only Reasserts Negative Stereotypes
Little India
Indian American Hotels Scale Up
Los Angeles Times
Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can’t read it. A competition hopes to change that
NBC News
News India
Hindu priest brutally attacked in New York”
Nogales International
“Indian nationals find a home in Santa Cruz County”
PBS News Hour website
5 stories from last week that deserve a second look
PRI/The World
Indian Americans are crucial voting bloc in Houston’s hotly contested House race
Putting an end to ‘chain migration’ could have a negative economic impact
PRI/Economics
Sundar Pichai’s ascension at Google isn’t proof that immigrants have ‘made it'
The StarLedger
They know where it’s at: Indian-Americans rule at National Geographic Bee
The affluent Patel clan owns a quarter of US motels. In India, it wants to be called ‘backward'
Slate
Ed Case Shows How Not to Reach Out to Your Nonwhite Constituents
The Society Pages
Spelling Bees to Secure Straight ‘A’s'
South China Morning Post
How Indian kids became masters of spelling bees
Times of India
Gujaratis 6% of Indians, but 20% of US Indians
Times Herald-Record
Schools Scramble to Respond to Influx of Immigrant Students
USA Today
“‘Time for innovation’: How tutoring could be a key to lifting kids out of ‘COVID slide'”
Voice of America
Trump Returns From India Visit, But With Some Rewards Yet to Come
Washington Post
An influential clan clamoring for opportunity in India also owns about half of U.S. motels
Wall Street Journal
Why Indian Americans are Best at Bees