Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a South Asian American in today’s political climate? Are you looking for a cultural experience that goes beyond following Padma Lakshmi on Instagram and watching Hasan Minhaj’s latest special? This AAPI Heritage Month, “South Asian Americana: The Immersive VR Experience” is coming to a museum near you. Brought to you by the team behind “Immersive Van Gogh,” this virtual reality exhibit gives visitors a chance to experience everyday racism from the perspective of South Asian Americans.
Agonized at the Academy Awards
You’re being recognized as the first South Asian woman to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards for your performance in Brown Girl, White Man. But as the white male presenter finishes reading your first name, you can tell you’re about to be upstaged by a colonizer’s take on your family name. You watch as he contorts his mouth to emit an ethnic-sounding syllable, takes a pause, then bulldozes through another creative choice. It occurs to you that, just like your character, you are simply a brown girl defined by your relationship to a white man.
