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The Farmer’s Protests

Bruin Bare Neccesities, WeekliesBy Abita VenkateshMarch 1, 2021Leave a comment

The crops swaying in the wind, The gushing canal watering the fields, Farms – India’s lifeline. Waking up at the crack of dawn, Tending to the fields, without complaining, Farmers – India’s lifeline. It was December 5, 2020. I was supposed to catch a flight to the US from New Delhi along with my family.…

Conflicting Beauty Standards

January, MonthliesBy Abita VenkateshJanuary 17, 2021Leave a comment

Who’s The Fairest of Them All?

MonthliesBy Abita VenkateshDecember 27, 2020Leave a comment

Every time I go to visit my hometown, I have to hear, “You have gotten darker.” When I laugh and ask, “Why does the fairness of my skin matter?” I am being “rude” by not agreeing with the elders. Every time I go to visit my relatives, I am asked, “What is your height?” When…

APIDA Media Representation in YouTube and Beyond

Monthlies, UncategorizedBy Abita VenkateshDecember 21, 2020Leave a comment

In the early 2010s, APIDA representation in the media was‒frankly‒non-existent. It was nearly impossible to see somebody of APIDA descent in a major Hollywood film or in other forms of mass media. This lack of representation made many in the APIDA community accustomed to a mainstream culture dominated by whites that implied their narratives didn’t…

Cultural Traditions

The Community ConfessionalBy Abita VenkateshDecember 6, 2020Leave a comment

Internalizing and Unlearning the Model Minority Myth

MonthliesBy Abita VenkateshNovember 27, 2020Leave a comment

Officially, the model minority myth is the belief that all Asians are naturally high achieving. Unofficially, it meant that my childhood was a constant barrage of jokes about having to go to Harvard and become a doctor or lawyer. It meant stepping into a room and knowing that people already made assumptions about me and…

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