by Latoya Peterson “Though you do add some much needed cultural diversity to an otherwise homogeneous group, your responses to [The Friendship Survey] were deeply disturbing.” —Sheldon to Rajesh, The Friendship Algorithm A few weeks ago, I discovered a new favorite show to watch. M...

by Latoya Peterson Oh, this is so fucking cute. Daniel Larison writing for Eunomia (a blog hosted on the American Conservative site) sheds the spotlight on some very racist comments: What on earth is this? Well, it is an interview between Michael Steele and ABC Radio’s Curtis Sliwa, but beyond tha...

by Guest Contributor Jen, originally published at DISGRASIAN There’s a new Slumdog Millionaire scandal a-brewing, with the families of two of its child stars claiming exploitasian . The parents of 8 year-olds Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who play young Latika and Salim in the film, respec...

by Guest Contributor Neesha Meminger, originally published at Neesha Meminger This weekend, I was interviewed for a magazine article. Nothing to do with my book, or even writing, for that matter. The topic of the hour was body image. This is a topic I could go on and on and ON about (and have, on se...

Maya Soetero-Ng, Barack Obama's sister, made an appearance Wednesday night at a San Francisco Obama fundraiser.  MOMocrat Stefania and I, along with various family members, were on hand to listen to Maya give a short talk about her brother, and then had a chance to meet her.  We tried hard...

Pankaj Patel has turned a hobby of designing and selling T-shirts to trendy South Asians into a small business. Patel, an architect who moonlights at other jobs, is building a business that capitalizes on the culture of South Asia and the pride of people from that area of the world. Feb. 12, 2006, 1...