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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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April 23, 2009 Of cabbages and kings

Taylor Swift + Coldplay

My friend Sajeeb posted this video to his tumblr and I thought it was simply spectacular. It’s seems a bit incongruous to combine Taylor

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April 18, 2009 Of cabbages and kings

Gun-toting Liberals

It seems the height of irony that my trip to a shooting range would be with a liberal South Asian friend in uber-liberal San

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April 17, 2009 Of cabbages and kings

I Love Keri Hilson

Some things just ain’t right.

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April 15, 2009 Correspondence

Rocketman

I never get tired of take-off. In 5 years of steady and sometimes mind-numbing travel at Cerner, I got tired many things about the

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April 6, 2009 Locke

Dance Alloy – Exposed

I went to see a performance by Dance Alloy Theatre last Friday called Exposed. It was three independent performances designed around the concept of

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March 30, 2009 Demosthenes

No Joke, I Like Music

I tend to take music pretty seriously. I suppose that’s natural considering that my early music influences were grunge, metal and gangsta rap –

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March 28, 2009 Of cabbages and kings

Always Proud to be a Pitt Panther

Alma Mater, wise and glorious,     Child of Light and Bride of Truth, Over fate and foe victorious,     Dowered with eternal youth, Crowned with love

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March 27, 2009 Demosthenes

The Darker the Flesh, the Deeper the Soul

I read a post over at Girl You So Well Spoken detailing an apparent casting call for a Ciroc commercial seeking “light-skinned african americans”.

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March 19, 2009 Of cabbages and kings

My Almost Failed Parenting

I could have been a failed dog parent. When I first decided that I wanted to get a dog, I knew I wanted a

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March 14, 2009 Locke

BSG and the Human (SF) Condition

I’ll go ahead and say it – I’m a Battlestar Galactica fan. Such an admission instantly conjures images of acne-scarred nerds being thrown into

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