Once Upon a Kahani
The award-winning literary magazine for kids features work from talented writers and illustrators around the globe.
Macy’s Does Desi
The retail giant’s employees bring South Asian culture to its hallowed halls.
Such a Long Journey
Roxanna Kassam Kara explores the reasons behind the success of South Asian fiction.
Yunus Takes It To the Bank
Banker to the poor, Muhammad Yunus accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo last Sunday.
The 66-year old Bangladeshi economist shared the award with his revolutionary “Grameen Bank.” For the past twenty years, Yunus and Grameen have helped impoverished people get out of debt, and go on to become self-sufficient entrepreneurs. Most recipients of the […]
Creating Community
Sumaya Kazi is connecting young professionals everywhere—and garnering some attention for herself along the way.
BusinessWeek Names Kazi to Top 25 Under 25
Sumaya Kazi
In its second annual search for the best young entrepreneurs, BusinessWeek.com selected Sumaya Kazi, a Bangladeshi American woman from California, as one of its “Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25″ for 2006. At 24, she is the youngest manager in her marketing department at Sun Microsystems and co-founder of online media publishing company The […]
Hoping for a Match
There are currently 31 South Asian American patients in desperate need of bone marrow or stem cell transplants, but the South Asian community faces a tragic lack of donors. A few courageous patients and volunteers are hoping to change that.