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Friday Connections 27-11-09

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Friday Connections: a time when I give links and a bit of commentary to things I'd blog about if I had the time. This week the categories are mixed families, cross-cultural food, and gender inequality issues in India (with a really sweet video).

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Friday Connections – 13-11-09

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Oh yeah, I dated this international style! So, I''ve decided to start linking some of my favorite reads at the end of the week - there's a million and one things I run across that seem like they'd be of interest to the readers of this blog, but I never have time to write a whole blog post about each one. Thus, Friday Connections. I'll try to group links each week into subjects. Let me know what you guys think!

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Of Love and Race

Monday, February 16, 2009

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An excellent short documentary on interracial couples by Tim Tsai featuring four different intercultural marriages in the US. I was most struck by the first third of the documentary, which focused on the (negative) attitudes that the couples have experienced by being in an interracial marriage. My personal experience has been quite different from that of the couples' in the film. I have had very few negative encounters regarding my relationship with Aditya. I have cared about very few of the negative encounters I've had regarding my relationship with Aditya.

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A Tremendous Overachievement in a Community of Overachievers

Sunday, January 11, 2009

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Aasif Mandvi can't do a very convincing "Indian" accent (at least to my ears), but his delivery is typically spot on - and this bit had be cracking up. I've always loved how the Daily Show dealt with "minority issues". They aren't afraid to take on the discussion seriously, and they aren't afraid to skewer that same discussion when it turns ridiculous as it so often does in our media. They don't hit the mark every time, but when they do, it's brilliant, as when Stewart, reporting on Obama's race speech, said, ""and at 11:00 on a Tuesday, a prominent politician spoke to Americans about race as though they were adults." Hat tip to Ennis over at Septia Mutiny, who is wondering if Gupta's nomination gives Mandvi a bit of job security for a few years.

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The Story of India

Monday, January 5, 2009

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If you happen to be sitting around at home tonight, wondering what to do, PBS is presenting (in collaboration with the BBC) what looks to be like an amazing six-part series about the history and culture of India. I haven't had much time to poke around the website, but I'm told by a lazy Indian friend who spent the day watching clips from the series that it'll be fantastic. It comes on at 9 pm here on the East Coast, but the website says that there will be repeat showings of all of the parts of the series if you can't catch it tonight.

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Michael Jackson + Bhangra = Awesome

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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I'm sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but I'm in the middle of finals - things will be calmer in a week or so, and I'll get back to my regular posting schedule. In the meantime, here's an amazing video from Britain's Got Talent. Be sure to watch it all the way through!

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I’m a Rock Star in India!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

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Read through to see a video with excited schoolchildren...

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