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Zohran Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral primary
The 33-year-old Democratic socialist — and son of acclaimed Indian American director Mira Nair — will head toward New York City's general election for…
Jun 25
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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The U.S. without international students
Losing global talent could cost the United States' economic and cultural benefits for generations to come.
Jun 2
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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February 2025
Green cards, gold cards, red cards
Trump proposes a $5 million “gold card” as an alternative green card for permanent residency and route to U.S. citizenship.
Feb 27
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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Normalize hating Indian hate
Like a bonsai’s trunk that grows in wayward paths, so does our society’s trajectory toward equality sometimes.
Feb 14
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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A land with(out) immigrants
It’s easy to forget that every American, except for Indigenous populations, are immigrants or from a lineage of immigrants.
Feb 6
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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January 2025
Trump 2.0’s impact on desis
The second Trump administration promises sweeping changes, including with H-1B visas and the nation’s overall immigration system.
Jan 30
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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The price of Indian “exceptionalism”
The perils of championing Indian American success, while ignoring the costs of the model minority myth.
Jan 10
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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December 2024
The sky is blue, according to this thing I read
When basic facts are increasingly partisan and our sense of realities differ, how might storytelling evolve?
Dec 20, 2024
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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November 2024
Beyond this political moment
Moving past a historic election season in 2024. Plus, five things I found meaningful this week.
Nov 8, 2024
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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Why desis could sway the election
South Asian American communities outnumber the closest margins of victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election’s battleground states.
Nov 5, 2024
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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October 2024
I went to the White House for its Diwali reception
More than 600 Indian Americans from around the United States gathered for what has become a regular tradition across presidencies to commemorate the…
Oct 31, 2024
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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Black AND Brown, Brown AND Black
Thinking about Americans in traditional boxes is overly simplistic in 2024, including for Kamala Harris, who is multiracial — both Black and South…
Oct 24, 2024
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Vignesh Ramachandran
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