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The best books about Indian Americans

Who picked these books? Meet our 30 experts. 30 authors created a book list connected to Indian Americans, and here are their favorite Indian Americans books Born Confused By Tanuja Desai Hidier From the list on South Asian young adults. By Reenita Malhotra Hora  Author Who is Reenita?  Why did Reenita love this book? Indians born in the […]

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Politics

Why Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi Wants To Ban TikTok

By Emily Baker-White “Because they have not been fully transparent, I think there’s genuine bipartisan concern now,” the congressman told Forbes of his decision to cosponsor a bill to ban the social media app. In November, Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Mike Gallagher announced plans to introduce legislation to ban TikTok from the United States due […]

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Advocacy

An ‘old-school Hindu’ takes on the future of climate

An ‘old-school Hindu’ takes on the future of climate ‘He’s very good at understanding how the UN works, how the NGO ecosystem works and where the opportunity is for change.’ December 5, 2022 By Kevin Douglas Grant MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (RNS) — Nearly two decades ago, at the age of 21, Gopal Patel moved into […]

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Opportunities

Know Your Rights Legal Clinic

Know Your Rights Legal Clinic Wednesday, December 7, 2022 5:30 PM  7:00 PM Fremont Resource Center (map) Narika, in collaboration with IIBA, is hosting a “Know Your Rights” Information Session on Immigration on December 7, Wednesday, 5:30-7PM PST at the Fremont Resource Center. The discussion will be led by experienced attorney Sara Fain. This event is open to […]

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Progress

How staple Americana became Indian-American dream

By Greg Varner Nothing could be more American than road trips and motels. It’s also true, though less widely known, that the owners and operators of about half of all motels in the United States are immigrants from India (or their descendants). “Chances are that anyone who has stayed in motels in the last decade […]

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Tech

Twitter’s next CEO could be this 6-foot-6 VC who loves pro wrestling, is represented by a Hollywood agency, and is in Elon Musk’s inner circle

BY KYLIE ROBISON One thing Sriram Krishnan believes in is the importance of making a big entrance. Seriously, it’s on his website under “things I believe in.” The tech exec, who began his career at Microsoft, says he was inspired by professional wrestling, where participants are known to crash the stage in all-terrain vehicles or flanked by […]

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Politics

This organization is tapping into a largely unseen voting bloc: the South Asian community

by Massarah Mikati “I got my second juice offer!” DJ Rekha beamed as they walked toward a group of political canvassers huddled on an Upper Darby street. “That’s my success measurer.” Hundreds of people predominantly of South Asian descent fanned out in areas of Upper Darby with high concentrations of South Asians on Sunday to motivate […]

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Arts

US returns 307 stolen antiquities worth $4 million to India

By AB Wire The United States has returned 307 antiquities valued at nearly $4 million stolen from India by Subhash Kapoor, a prolific looter, including a 12-13th century artifact, and multiple smaller trafficking networks. Kapoor and his co-defendants generally smuggled looted antiquities into Manhattan and sold the pieces through Kapoor’s Madison Avenue-based gallery, Art of the […]

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Business

“I Became An Accidental Engineer”

By Sudeshna Das Hailing from a middle-class, partition-affected family, reaching the USA only with eight dollars in his pocket, building a multi-billion dollar business as the ‘Father of the Pentium Chips,’ Vinod Dham—an Indian-American engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist—continues his fearless journey. In a conversation with Sudeshna Das, consulting editor at EFY, he shares the […]

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Education

Preserving the Timeless Wisdom of India’s Scriptural Heritage: A Resource for All Humanity

The Muktabodha Indological Research Institute has a singular mission: To preserve endangered texts from the spiritual and philosophical traditions of classical India and make them freely accessible for study and scholarship worldwide. These are sublime works, rooted in human experience, that speak about the nature of reality, the power of the mind, the transformation of […]

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