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  • March 11, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Empathy in an Outrageous World

    Or… I ain’t problematic, I have a [group name] friend!! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about in-person exposure to

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  • February 14, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Here’s to the Maybes

    Here’s to the Maybes, the Almosts, the Ones told “I can’t”, the Ones busied away. Do you ever think about where they must go Once you’ve relegated them to a footnote?

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  • February 13, 2022 An Amrikan Chimaera

    A Single Guy’s (Positive) Take on Valentine’s Day

    If you’re in a good relationship, celebrate that today. Don’t patronize your single friends. Don’t act like you forgot the day. Even a bog standard date on Valentine’s Day ain’t a horror show.

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  • December 20, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    My Empire of Hurt

    I’ve been in bit of pain for the past few months. I’m starting to come out of it. And I hope everyone in the same boat can do the same too.

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    November 20, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    India Sweets & Spices Review – Desi Representation & Colorism in Mainstream American Culture

    India Sweets & Spices, about a girl named Alia who discovers family secrets during summer break, certainly does have imperfections. But I’m happy that it exists and that it adds to the growing (and never perfect) list of stories told about South Asians.

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  • November 11, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    The Inclusivity of Sport

    There are few avenues in life where I have felt more welcome and included than as part of a sports fandom. For a few hours, I didn’t have to be The Muslim representative or wasn’t seen as The Brown Guy.

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    October 23, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    The Model Minority Myth and Maher

    The Model Minority Myth bolsters the idea that Asians experience less hate & prejudice because $$. And explains lack of empathy with our struggles.

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    October 16, 2021 An Amrikan Chimaera

    Where Are You REALLY From?

    Where are you from? You can’t be American! There are people who are so gauche unintentionally. And then there are the ones who know better but purposefully go the other direction…

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December 13, 2011 Correspondence

Codfish confit with risotto (Lisbon)

First dinner in Lisbon. And let me tell you, it was fantastic. I went to a a cute, little restaurant called Sul. Low-light ambiance,

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December 12, 2011 Correspondence

Faro – meh

Faro barely merits a mention in this log. It’s a beach town with seemingly little action during low season. The flight from Liverpool was

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December 11, 2011 Correspondence

Liverpool Development

I really have to admire the way that Liverpool is trying to re-invent itself. The Liverpool One development looks like a fantastic commercial enterprise

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Anfield 2011 - LFC vs QPR
December 10, 2011 Correspondence

A Passage to Futbol (Anfield)

December 10th, 2011, a date which will live in… famy… or something. But like Roman Catholics to Rome or Muslims on the Haaj (yes,

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December 9, 2011 Correspondence

Who’s Afraid of the Patriot Act (Liverpool)

[I’m copying down my thoughts from my recent European vacation and posting them. They’ll appear back-dated]. I think my cousin is scared of visiting

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August 12, 2011 Locke

A Youth Wasted is Not So

It’s not uncommon for adults (of which I suppose I’m one) to look at youngsters and shake their head in amazement at the callow

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August 5, 2011 Locke

Promise and Failed Promise

My dad has never been that big on celebrating his own birthday. Perhaps it’s because he has two birthdays – one on his passport,

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April 19, 2011 Locke

Problems with Numbers, Problems with Averages

It’s a common lament that people read less today than in years past. In a recent Roger Ebert column, he quotes that the average

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April 17, 2011 Demosthenes

One generation, two generation, blue generation, green generation

One of Great Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy stated, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions upon the next

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April 14, 2011 Demosthenes

Baby Go Boom

Ani DeFranco, who is about my age and belongs to the age group broadly known as Generation X, once said, “The best minds of

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