In January of 2009 I had my first meeting with South Asian Arts. We were planning on cooking something up together: butter chicken. I Can't Believe It’s Not Butter Chicken was a South Asian-centric sketch comedy show Leena Manro and I had created as an outlet...
Asha sat on her grandma's lap and watched as her mother tickled her baby brother Soroush. "Ma!" Soroush had just learned to say his first word. "Ma!" Asha’s dad had run to the kitchen to grab his phone. Mom was so excited that she wanted to record Soroush’s first...
James runs head first into everything. Maybe because that's how life should be approached, or maybe because he's nearly two years old. Regardless, it’s a joy to see him running towards everything with his head slightly pushed forward. He's an explorer and a rule-breaker. He blocks the slide, and...