Art

May 278 min read

SALA 2023: Remembering the Highlights

Yes, it has been several months since the South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2023) at Menlo College in Menlo Park, California....

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Dec 30, 20202 min read

Jessie's Message (for Captain Margaret L. Putman)

Once upon a time, I had a dear friend named Maggie. She taught herself calligraphy, sitting at a drafting table and painstakingly writing...

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Nov 8, 20203 min read

Shyamala's Daughter, India's Granddaughter. Madam Vice President-Elect.

“And one day, like a miracle, he’ll be gone.” This was my favorite yard sign during the months leading up to the 2020 presidential...

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Jul 24, 20203 min read

Black Lives and the Journeys to Racial Justice (Part III: Protests After the Murder of George Floyd)

On May 25, 2020, a teenaged girl filmed a crime on her cellphone. The murder of George Floyd. The video recorded by 17-year-old Darnella...

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Mar 17, 202013 min read

Black Lives and the Journeys to Racial Justice (Part II: Non-fiction & Art)

In this America, Miles Davis, Trumpeter, composer, jazz innovator, While standing outside a jazz club in New York where he was performing...

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Oct 9, 201911 min read

The Bay Area's first South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2019)

The picturesque Villa Montalvo in Saratoga was the venue for the Bay Area’s first South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2019)...

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