Rising Hate Crimes Against Indians Abroad: What’s Really Happening

Hey, Mani here. Over the last year, the question that keeps landing in my inbox has changed. It used to be about taxes, schools,…

How to Keep Your US Phone Number Working in India (Using Google Voice or Tello)

When I was packing up to move back in 2017, one small worry kept nagging me. My US phone number. That number was tied…

My phone has been buzzing non-stop since Thursday. Messages from people in our WhatsApp community – engineers in the Bay Area, doctors in Texas,…

Deepa called me one afternoon from New Jersey, completely stressed. Her mother had been rushed to the ER after a fall. The treatment went…

Rajan called me one evening, pretty frustrated. His father had been treated at a hospital in Texas for a kidney infection. The total bill…

Priya called me from California last year, completely confused. Her mother had just been taken to the ER in San Jose after a fall.…

Ravi messaged me from Houston a few months ago. His parents had just landed from Hyderabad for a six-month visit. Two weeks in, his…

Priya called me last week from New Jersey, a little confused. She had just renewed her US passport and was about to log in…

Rajan called me in a panic last year. His mother had slipped in the kitchen of his California home, fractured her wrist, and ended…

Kavitha messaged me on a Sunday evening. Her mother had landed in Chicago two days earlier. And in the rush of planning the trip…