Winning was hard. Governing a strained city, under a hostile federal administration, is an even harder test ahead.
Tag: Politics
Resilience & Reinvention: Lessons from Bangladesh’s Public Health History
Bangladesh’s public health history is not just a success in and of itself, but a model for emulation.
Bhasha Andolon: Diverging Visions of Bengali Identity
To embrace Bangla as our mother language has always been a battleground for defining national identity. However, what’s the full story?
From Nursing Homes to Nuclear Deals: The Cuomo Playbook
From mass graves to microreactors, the former governor’s comeback is built on blood money.
Stateless Bengalis of Assam: Weaponizing Identity, Migration & Border (In)Security
Recent deportations of Bengalis and Muslims in India to Bangladesh have deep-seated roots to Assamese border tensions from the British colonial period, but why has it gaining national attention now?
Paani Chai, Paani? : How Protests in the Two Bengals were fuelled by Music, Art and Popular Culture References
How do the 2024 protests in Bangladesh and West Bengal have their roots in music, art & pop culture references?
Why Mamdani May Become the Mayor of NYC
Can Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo & become the first South Asian and Muslim Mayor of New York City? Some say yes.
“Bengal Memory” – An Interview with Director Fahim Hamid
In this interview with Bangladeshi-American filmmaker, Fahim Hamid, we learn about perhaps the first attempt by a diaspora Bangladeshi to cover the events & legacy of 1971 in a feature documentary.
The Importance of Know Your Rights in the Los Angeles’ AAPI Community
As the home of more Asian Americans than any other county in the U.S., can Los Angeles County mobilize to step up to the challenge of Trump 2.0’s anti-immigrant agenda?
Heed the Call: Listen to Young People
Have young people been at the forefront of the call to justice because they have the least power in society? Maybe it’s time to dismantle adultism.
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