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Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'till you just go pop, whoa
When I was four, my parents put me and my grandmother on a plane from Mumbai to Belize. We spoke about 30 words of English between us; it was unclear…
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When Leaders Follow
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An Auntie Appreciation
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Reflections on Origin and Caste
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What are campuses for?
As many of you know, I am the parent of an 18-year old, and I have watched them grapple with how to speak up against the genocide in Gaza while…
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What is emotional infrastructure and how do we build it?
April has been a lot, on top of the usual a lot. We’re in the thick of finalizing a decision about college for our 18-year old (gulp!) and in the final…
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A Gift for you on our 2nd anniversary
Hard to believe it’s been two years of No.1 Immigrant Daughter! Thanks to all of you who subscribe, especially my day ones! And welcome to our newest…
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What happens if you burn down the empire?
Last night, courtesy of Higher Heights, I got to see the new Netflix film Shirley in an auditorium filled with Black women in New York City. What a…
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1889 = 2024
Over the weekend, I watched the newly released film Cabrini, which made me wonder why we continue to be surprised when current leaders talk about…
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The power of “uncommitted”
Although it’s easy to feel hopeless and powerless right now, I hope you can be encouraged by the hope and power that the “uncommitted” campaign…
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Let's stop blaming ourselves
Happy March, everyone! Really excited to kick off the month by sharing my opinion piece in The Chronicle of Philanthropy titled Women of Color are…
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I have only questions...
A question on my mind recently is: “Why does hate spread so much more easily than love?” In The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin says: “I imagine one of…
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January in Words, Images and Song
I thought I’d kick off the long-short month of February with some of what I’ve been using to distract, motivate and educate myself these last few weeks…
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