Hasan Minhaj

Coming to terms with my Indian American identity was quickly followed by another recognition: The world isn’t as straight as I thought it was.

 I’m done conforming. I’m done having people who do nothing to understand my culture claim to represent me. And I don’t think I’m the only one.

We all change our culturally tied names to make them more palatable for the United States. A name is a beautiful thing — it should never be thrown away.

Free speech in India is, to put it mildly, restricted. I used to think that being a journalist in India was the most terrifying job to do.

With summer fast approaching, the next couple of months are the perfect opportunity for you to branch out and expand your knowledge!

He doesn’t care that his audience most definitely consists of non-Indians; he assumes, right from the beginning, that his audience understands — which is precisely where “Patriot Act” finds its strength.

So in a space that already includes very little South Asian representation, how can South Asian female artists make their mark — especially while fighting existing cultural obstacles to pursue creative work in the often demanding, challenging and oftentimes STEM-centric atmosphere of UC Berkeley?

“The Spy Who Dumped Me” has some fantastic laughs, each so well-written and delivered (by McKinnon) that it’s a shame the humor is often sidelined for a nonsensical action narrative.