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Feb 23
4 min

Balancing Two Cultures in One Relationship (My Interracial Relationship)

I'm Andrea, a Sri Lankan-Canadian, and I met my fiancé, a Caucasian man, on Tinder. Though my family is Sri Lankan, I was born and raised...

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It's Time to Reclaim our Sexuality as South Asian Women

Aman Kalkat

Feb 22
4 min

It's Time to Reclaim our Sexuality as South Asian Women

First, second, and even third-generation south Asian immigrant women often find themselves balancing their two worlds. A western world,...

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Keerti Tadimeti

Nov 12, 2020
5 min

Effect of COVID on South Asian Womxn

Keerti dissects the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on South Asian women worldwide.

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Preeti Roy

Oct 5, 2020
4 min

What’s wrong with having a type?

Pretty Roy shares thoughts about the fetishisation of South Asians in dating culture in the West.

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Balancing Two Cultures in One Relationship (My Interracial Relationship)

It's Time to Reclaim our Sexuality as South Asian Women

Effect of COVID on South Asian Womxn

What’s wrong with having a type?

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