A primer on South Asians and Desis

I often talk about South Asian people, or how I identify as being an American of South Asian descent. Many folks outside of our communities don’t always know...

Every Single Video Prince Ever Made

Prince was an astoundingly prolific artist, releasing nearly 40 albums under his own name(s), and thousands of songs for himself and others. His concerts were...

Another Round on me!

OMG I can’t believe it! I got to be on my very favorite podcast, BuzzFeed’s “ Another Round “. I can verify that Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu are every bit as...

Racist Culture is a Factory Defect

One of the great struggles in trying to challenge racist aspects of culture is that we’ve moved from overt, obvious, overbearing racist practices to things that...

Defining One's Identity Online

So, I’m in the New York Times today, as part of the story called Loosing Google’s Lock on the Past . I’m not a huge fan of how the story turned out, mostly...

You My Midga

The great thing about identity is that we get to make it up as we go along. Thus, You My Midga , which ends with the inarguable conclusion “I prefer the Cockney...

On Leaving New York

I’ve been putting off writing about it because it seems like too much to cover, but then that’s probably the whole point. We make obstacles of things by...

Obsolescence of Happenstance

There’s a subtle significance to the fact that almost all new forms of identity and communication are tied to individuals. From email to mobile phones to IM to...

who would you trust your identity to?

I mentioned earlier that the best way to protect your privacy is to control your identity . But, while proactive publishing of one’s identity is a necessary...

privacy through identity control

Every time there’s a resurgence in general-audience (non-techie) interest in Google, as after Newsweek’s recent Google fawning , the issue of privacy in...

if i never had to wonder

Sometimes I get asked why I focus on identity and race and ethnicity so much when, in many ways, I grew up as a white suburban kid who happened to have Indian...

Sometimes I wonder about my

Sometimes I wonder about my integrity, I worry about selling out. Then sometimes I see some decidedly unfunky ducks , and I realize I have so much lower to sink...