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South Asianisms

Diasporastan

English - October 08, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Jenny Bhatt joins us to talk about the uses of the term South Asian, Desi, hyphenates (or not), and all of the variations therein.

Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybhatt. She is a writer, literary critic, and host of the Desi Books podcast.

Intro & Outro: "Show Me the Meaning of Being Desi" by Penn Masala

Clips from standup by Hari Kondabolu.

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