Comments on: With So Much Drama in the DMV

By: Alina Mehmoor

Alina Mehmoor — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:08:08 +0000

Great piece, Anna. I wish you would write more articles on this blog, you’re an excellent writer and this anecdote made me smile

meh…If you want to make desi-African American relations interesting, you could talk about how the Civil Rights movement was largely based on the teachings of Gandhi, while other groups sought equality through Islam.

I think that sounds like a really interesting topic, but I also think it should deserve its own piece, as its a little off-topic here imo.

By: Fenri

Fenri — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:30:09 +0000

meh…If you want to make desi-African American relations interesting, you could talk about how the Civil Rights movement was largely based on the teachings of Gandhi, while other groups sought equality through Islam.

By: oye ve

oye ve — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:58:44 +0000

Great post

By: Orville Douglas

Orville Douglas — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:28:19 +0000

This is a very interesting story. In the Caribbean, relationships between Afro and Indo Caribbean people does occur. In fact, my cousin married an South Asian man and they have three children. Another cousin of mine she married a South Asian man and they have two kids.

By: Shalin

Shalin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:45:51 +0000

Such a good post and what a great case of happenstance you fell into. Warmest wishes with what comes of it –S

By: Darrie

Darrie — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:51:17 +0000

Love these kinds of stories. It feels like I haven’t read any of your posts in too long. I have to ask though – the original version looks like it was published on December 2010. What happened next? Did she ever contact you?

By: lurkerauntie

lurkerauntie — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:34:46 +0000

I have to echo Rudie_c. Bless you for a beautiful essay and I have missed you too.

By: Jeevan Devanur

Jeevan Devanur — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:42:28 +0000

Quoting from Joel Kotkin’s Tribes – “Science advanced, knowledge grew, nature was mastered, but reason did not conquer & tribalism did not go away” Good post..

By: Laloo

Laloo — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:24:55 +0000

Kamala Harris, the first female attorney general of California, has an Indian mother and an african-American father. Nicki Minaj, Chili and some other stars of music are also indian-african mixes.

Let's see more of this hybrid vigor. Go forth desis, mate and multiply with the strong and talented africans.

By: anna

anna — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:41:37 +0000

Rudie, Paul and Spycandy– thank you.