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The Origins of “Nominally Indian” Restaurants
A close up of a samosa on a plate with lettuce and red onions.

The Origins of “Nominally Indian” Restaurants

Different South Asian groups actually created the food that many diners reflexively associate with Indian cuisine.

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Typecasting South Asians on the Big Screen
Two characters stand silently next to each other in an elevator. A show still from the Mindy Project.

Typecasting South Asians on the Big Screen

Student and U.K. radio host Nila Varman writes about misrepresentation and the need for authentic South Asian characters in the media.

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