In the early 19th century, the Southasian diasporas remained actively engaged with political struggles in their lands of origin. Today this has morphed into an obsession with economic returns.
Comfortable in her worn longyi and shirt on a sticky afternoon in Delhi, Nang Bawk awaits her usual meal – khao suey, a traditional Burmese broth of beef and noodles. The
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Twice-made refugees
For decades now, the fate of ethnic Rohingya refugees living on the border between Burma and Bangladesh has been subject to the ever-changing political
In Toronto's east end, Scarborough, what some call the 'real capital of Eelam', a few expatriate Sri Lankan Tamils continue to attach LTTE flags to their
The 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' held in honour of the Indian diaspora at Delhi in early January 2003, and the announcement of a 'national day' commemorating the
'Coolies' and 'Asiatics' no more, the Indians of South Africa recoil from India even as they reach out for Indian-ness. Attempts to sublimate the experiences of people of Indian origin – from descendents of indentured labourers to the newest wave of middle class migrants to the West – cannot w
Indian Tamils, Ceylonese Tamils, working class Tamils, middle class Tamils... the 'Indians' in Malaysia live in a divided house. Many are poor and will remain so.
Oldham, Burnley, Bradford and Leeds are less than three hours' drive from the unassuming city of Leicester in the East Midlands, but that physical proximity conceals a vast social
During the years of slavery in America, there was a hierarchy of blackness. 'House niggers', those slaves who curried favour with their white masters, were allowed to live
There is a charming persistence to the chronicler Jhumpa Lahiri's writings. Her eye and interests rest on things and events that do not interest many writers, especially those
