Artwork by Siri Raghunayakala When Never Have I Ever, an HBO comedy co-created by Mindy Kaling, first came out on Netflix, I was overjoyed. It was exciting to watch a show starring an Indian American teenage girl, around the same age as I was when the first episodes came out. I drank in every small …
Artwork by Nina Gruteser Theater house lights dim as patrons file into their seats, eager to view the culmination of their donations: the ballet. Originating in the 15th century, ballet entered European society through the Italian Renaissance courts. Nobility learned the art form for celebratory events, and Catherine De Medici introduced it to French courts …
Artwork by Sresta Aitharaju “Why don’t you have a single Hindi playlist?” my friend asked from the passenger seat, scrolling through my music to pick a song. “Um…” I stammered as I made a right toward our favorite pizzeria, grasping for an answer. As a lover of everything Bollywood and an expert playlist maker, I …
Artwork by Siri Raghunayakala Flipping through the pages of books like Red White & Royal Blue and Heartstopper was life changing. Books have always helped me transcend into different realities, catapulting me into the lives of strange and wonderfully interesting characters. But discovering queer literature did more than help me relate to a flawed character, …
Artwork by Nina Gruteser In the publishing world, already exceptionally hard to break into as it is, Guyanese Indo-Caribbean Queer poet Rajiv Mohabir is making great strides in the industry as a Brown creative. Receiving his MFA in poetry from Queens College, Mohabir has authored many successful books throughout the years such as The Taxidermist’s …
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Artwork by Ella Sun “This is not navel gazing. Studying your own racial or ethnic group is not a delimiting exercise… It’s a way of looking at the world through a lens.” Hear Our Voices Magazine celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Franklin Odo, an advocate and pioneer of Asian American studies who ensured …
Artwork by Sresta Aitharaju A day after the Monterey Park shooting, I began working on a social media post to express my solidarity with the grieving Asian American community. It was initially headlined: “On January 21st, Monterey Park marks the 33rd mass shooting of 2023.” I decided to scrap the headline because within the 24-48 …
