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Samantha J. Parker ’08, who is half-Indian and half-Jewish, says she felt “inadequate” to become a part of SAA, explaining that she often missed cultural references that the other members shared...
...production of Ghungroo, the hugely popular annual cultural fest put on by the South Asian Association (SAA). Chaterji, whose father is Bengali and mother Finnish American, was slated to play “the white girl” who is rejected by her boyfriend’s traditional Indian family. She turned down the role...
...country’s leading English-language dailies—Summers suggested that the University would increase its exchange programs with the world’s second most populous country. “I want to start programs whereby students from Harvard can study in Indian universities and vice versa,” Summers told the Times. “I also want to start exchange programs between business and public health experts in U.S. and India.” The outgoing president also said that the University would beef up its India-related academic offerings...
...their kids.”The expectation can be that “ideally you would marry up, and by marry up, we mean marry white,” says Sherri Y. Geng ’09, who is Chinese American.BEYOND COLORGayatri S. Datar ‘07, an Indian-American, also says that South Asian students usually face less family resistance if they date East Asians or Caucasians than if they date African Americans.But, Datar stresses, religious tensions might weigh more heavily than racial stereotypes in their romantic choices.“I’m sure that several...
...India might be able to increase its production capacity from its current 6 to 10 bombs a year to as much as 50 annually, experts warn. "The U.S.-Indian nuclear plan would implicitly endorse, if not indirectly assist, the further growth of India's nuclear arsenal," complains Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association...