Stories by Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy (sandip@pacificnews.org) is host of "Upfront," the Pacific News Service weekly radio program on KALW-FM, San Francisco.
Some conservative Indian parents are telling their kids that it's OK to be gay -- as long as they are not single.
Posted on Jun 10, 2008
If the idea of organized crime makes you think of The Sopranos or The Godfather, think again. The mob has had a makeover.
Posted on May 30, 2008
A warning that the current economic downturn could lead to the greatest loss of assets for communities of color that's ever happened.
Posted on Apr 19, 2008
Few mourned the downfall of Sen. Larry Craig. But what exactly did he do that was so wrong? And what kind of precedent has it set?
Posted on Sep 5, 2007
U.S. Army Chaplain Captain James Yee talks about what he saw at Guantanamo, why he was thrown into solitary confinement for over two months, and what he now expects of the U.S. Army.
Posted on Jan 26, 2006
The October 8th earthquake's real punch was in the contested Himalayan territory that remains an emotional minefield for both Indian and Pakistan.
Posted on Oct 12, 2005
Salman Rushdie, no longer hiding from a fatwa declared against him 16 years ago, calls on Muslims to push for reform of Islam.
Posted on Oct 6, 2005
Instead of waking up to the hangover of too much Olympic partying, London woke to a daisy chain of bomb blasts and a question: will the attacks scar the image of Muslims in Britain?
Posted on Jul 7, 2005
In India, films depicting homosexuality have been censored or ignored. But 'My Brother Nikhil' is moving audiences to tears by focusing on family, love, and the impact of HIV.
Posted on Jun 30, 2005
Once considered a specialized field, immigration law has grown along with scrutiny on immigrants. Law students across the country are making a difference in clinics that fight to uphold the rights of some of the nation's most vulnerable residents.
Posted on Apr 9, 2005
Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to head the British spy agency MI5 and the real-life inspiration for the James Bond spymaster 'M,' says the notion of a war on terror obscures what it takes to fight terrorism.
Posted on Feb 19, 2005
Kerry and Bush are almost colliding with each other as they crisscross smaller and smaller areas, hoping to stumble on the last swing voter as she waits to cross the street. But what about me?
Posted on Sep 23, 2004
With Martha Stewart behind bars, who will champion our over-consuming American way of life?
Posted on Jul 21, 2004
The lesson of India is a bizarre one for American poll watchers. At a time when elections seem to turn into a mere validation of the opinion polls, there is a sense of cheeky delight in how an electorate can actually hoodwink the pollsters.
Posted on May 14, 2004
Prostitutes in India are insisting the only way to protect themselves against AIDS is through their own empowerment.
Posted on Mar 25, 2004
As Tony Blair kowtows to George Bush and the U.S. Mars probe beats the Brits', it's clear that the sun has long set over the British Empire.
Posted on Jan 7, 2004
An American who married an undocumented immigrant fears her husband will fall victim to America's anti-terror juggernaut.
Posted on Dec 4, 2003
The Bollywoodization of American popular culture has long been underway. But with the appearance of a South Asian in 'The Matrix Revolutions,' a new era has begun.
Posted on Nov 14, 2003
Like Schwarzenegger, India's superstar Amitabh Bachchan also parlayed his celebrity into an electoral victory -- and Bachchan could give Arnold some serious advice.
Posted on Oct 9, 2003
'Schwarzenegger' and 'Huffington' may not sound like typical immigrant names in California, but the state's many foreign-born just may identify with them anyway.
Posted on Aug 11, 2003
The mainstreaming of gay life occurs at the expense of the 'outlaw' identity many gays enjoy.
Posted on Jul 18, 2003
A father's letter, written before his death in Calcutta, is revealed five years later to his immigrant son living in America.
Posted on Jun 13, 2003
Arab American publishers desperate for ad revenues suspect they're the victims of post-9/11 prejudice and not just nationwide economic malaise.
Posted on May 27, 2003
A call to a stranger gives an Iranian immigrant help and hope.
Posted on May 5, 2003
Fearing deportation back to Iran where he faces religious persecution, a desperate asylum seeker phones a stranger and finds kindness, and hope.
Posted on May 5, 2003
The revisionists trying to rename our favorite fried spuds should inspire others to rethink Russian roulette, Chinese fire drills, and Bombay, er, Mumbai gin.
Posted on Mar 16, 2003
The new flick, "The Guru," is a subversive how-to manual for frauds looking to dupe Americans hungry for a little Oriental wisdom.
Posted on Jan 30, 2003
A Vietnamese immigrant who became a key architect of the Patriot Act defends his vision.
Posted on Jan 27, 2003
For an Indian immigrant in America, J.K. Rowling's literary and box-office smash "Harry Potter" brings back a childhood spent yearning for a whitewashed vision of England that could never be his.
Posted on Dec 11, 2002
Mideast American press and radio in California -- the nation's most racially diverse state -- have no love of Saddam Hussein, but are frightened of the consequences of an American attack.
Posted on Sep 30, 2002
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This week in the middle eastern and south asian press: Top Al Qaeda member captured; comeback for exiled Afghan King; U.S. arms firms target Indian market.
Posted on Feb 28, 2002
Fallout from the war in Afghanistan is still being felt in the countries of the Middle East and South Asia. Read about the going price for an Afghan girl, Taliban in South Asia, and MTV for Muslims.
Posted on Feb 13, 2002
Enron's collapse may have begun half a world away, in Dabhol India. Mired in controversy from the get-go, the Dabhol project was an economic and human rights disaster.
Posted on Feb 8, 2002
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