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H4 Visa and the Shock of Migration – a personal account by Ashwini Gangal
“The DSM should have a separate classification for migration related depressive states. At some level, you’re grieving for the life you left behind…”
Diaspora Stories: Making love to chai with words...by Ashwini Gangal
Does such a thing as a perfect cup of chai even exist outside our imagination? As I write this piece, I have a steaming cup of chai within reach. Sadly, it’s smack in the middle of average and awful. I made it myself. It is better than chai tea latte but let’s not go there.
Brown Gaze: The Silent Language Of Indian Strangers In An Adopted Country
A fleeting moment of eye contact with a stranger is sometimes a silent, ephemeral tribute to the commonalities shared in a strange land
A Mumbai Girl Finds Her Yash Chopra Moment At SFO International Airport
My tryst with a dating app swept me up from Mumbai on the West Coast of India and tossed me on the West Coast of America.
So That’s What Being A Washerman’s Dog Feels Like
A year after moving to U.S., Ashwini Gangal is figuring out how to belong, much like the proverbial washerman’s dog
A Visa-Seeking Atheist Locks Eyes With Mahalakshmi
Awaiting a U.S. visa, Ashwini Gangal, a non-believer, found herself in the presence of a “live” Goddess Mahalaxmi. Or did she?
A Rooted Immigrant’s 'Besharam' Trek To Success
Heena Patel recounts her checkered journey from Mumbai to her award-winning San Francisco restaurant, Besharam
Nina Sharma’s Essays Are A Riot Of Race And Romance
Nina Sharma's debut essay collection, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel: Love In Black And Brown’, explores her love story through the prism of race.
The Migratory Melancholia of the ‘Dependent Spouse’ | KQED
An H4 visa holder in the South Bay reports from the emotional trenches of modern day immigration.
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