Archive - Red, White and Brown

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

The U.S. without international students

Losing global talent could cost the United States' economic and cultural benefits for generations to come.

Jun 2 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

The price of Indian “exceptionalism”

The perils of championing Indian American success, while ignoring the costs of the model minority myth.

Jan 10 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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 •

Vignesh Ramachandran

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