By Easten Law As the nation’s capital, D.C. welcomes persons from all over the country and the world, 17.9 million visitors in 2011 alone. Many emerge from the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro in awe of our city’s grand Chinese archway, which is the symbol for Chinatowns across the nation. Sadly, that awe often melts into confusion as they wander H and …
Read More »Film Review: “Not A Feather, But a Dot” Exposes a Potpourri of Indian American Stereotypes
By Devika Koppikar Growing up in the Deep South in the aftermath of desegregation, my classmates often asked me why my mother wore a “red dot” on her forehead. Others asked me why, as an “Indian,” I didn’t wear feathers. It was my lifelong desire to dispel these misconceptions that led me to the screening of “Not a Feather, But …
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