This is what we do.
Red, White and Brown facilitates substantive conversations
about culture and politics through the lens of
South Asian American race and identity —
via journalism, social media and events.
Spaces events:
Dec. 7, 2022: A memoir of an undocumented childhood — with writer and litigator Qian Julie Wang
Aug. 3, 2022: Author Dur e Aziz Amna on her new book “American Fever”
July 20, 2022: Brown criminal justice — with “Correctional” author and poet Ravi Shankar
June 17, 2022: Beyond dad bods - a conversation on Brown masculinity and fatherhood — with Boyish’s Rajat Mittal
May 24, 2022: How to build a media platform for Asian American stories — with JoySauce founder Jonathan Sposato
May 19, 2022: The roots of violence against Asian women — with Taiwanese Canadian writer Panthea Lee for The Nation
April 19, 2022: How are young AAPI votes being engaged in the political process? With Linh Nguyen of Run AAPI and Axios’ Shawna Chen
April 6, 2022: Comic artist/author Laura Gao (“Messy Roots”) and illustrator Julia Kuo (“Let's Do Everything and Nothing”) discuss their new books and visual storytelling
March 29, 2022: Sh*t Brown people say - Everyday South Asian American biases
March 22, 2022: “You cannot resist me when my hair is in braids” - Poems and lyric essays on Asian American experiences — with journalist Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
March 16, 2022: The push for Asian American history education in schools — with Drew University Political Science Associate Professor Sangay Mishra
Feb. 28, 2022: Telling our own stories — with comic artist/author Laura Gao, “Angry Asian Man” founder Phil Yu, CNN columnist/author Jeff Yang and Wong Fu Productions co-founder/author Philip Wang
Feb. 23, 2022: Why data disaggregation matters for Asian American & Pacific Islander communities — with UC Riverside’s Karthick Ramakrishnan and University of Maryland’s Janelle Wong
Feb. 22, 2022: The guy behind NBC’s “This Is Us” music — with musician Siddhartha Khosla
Feb. 18, 2022: Why children’s books are finally getting more representation — with author/actor/producer Sheetal Sheth
Feb. 17, 2022: How to break the “bamboo ceiling” in the workplace — with former Sodexo executive Rohini Anand
Feb. 9, 2022: Why South Asian Americans face disproportionately higher risks of heart disease — with Dr. Alka Kanaya and Dr. Kevin Shah
Feb. 3, 2022: How to cover Asian Americans with nuance — with Jeong Park/LA Times, Srishti Prabha/India Currents
Feb. 1, 2022: Casting Brown people to play Brown people — with writer Taz Ahmed and writer/director Fawzia Mirza
Jan. 31, 2022: One year of the Biden administration and South Asian Americans — with IMPACT’s Neil Makhija and Sarah Shah
Jan. 28, 2022: “Go back to where you came from” and other South Asian American experiences — with author Wajahat Ali
Jan. 27, 2022: Building your own seat at “the table” in Hollywood — with “Definition Please” director Sujata Day
Jan. 20, 2022: Building Muslim representation in pop culture — with /Pillars Fund’s Kashif Shaikh
Jan. 13, 2022: Following up on all that anti-Asian hate — with Stop AAPI Hate’s Manjusha Kulkarni
Jan. 4, 2022: Grieving during the pandemic — with The New York Times’ Ryan Mac
Dec. 29, 2021: The year of South Asian Americans 2021 — with comedian Rajiv Satyal
Dec. 13, 2021: Misinformation on private messaging apps — with PBS NewsHour’s Saher Khan and Disinfo Defense League’s Jaime Longoria
Dec. 9, 2021: The year in Asian American politics 2021 — with Axios’ Shawna Chen and AAPI Victory Alliance’s Varun Nikore