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.

Interview series on Twitter Spaces + Instagram Live

This social media series features 30-minute live audio conversations that are open to anyone. Topics have focused on issues that impact Asian American communities, including about building representation in pop culture to political engagement with AAPI voters to the “bamboo ceiling” in the workplace.

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

 

Newsletter

The Red, White and Brown newsletter spurs conversations about an issue in the news or features an essay about topics related to Asian American communities. Hosted on Substack, the newsletter continues to grow readers from across the United States and beyond.

Engagement project on Instagram

In an experiment to engage with South Asian Americans on Instagram, this social campaign asked people 20 questions about identity. The responses spurred story ideas and built a foundation for building relationships with community members.

Freelance journalism

We’ve pitched and published reported stories that explore issues impacting Asian American communities in major publications, including The Washington Post, NBC News, Colorado Public Radio and 5280.