OUR STORIES CREATE culture, weaving together the moral fabric of societies. Who the storyteller is and how a story is told becomes a position of cultural power, defining the ways a community sees itself.

STORIES CONNECT communities, building understandings across cultures about the human experience. By sharing our lived experiences, we develop deeper senses of self, sparking authentic connections.

STORIES IGNITE movements and inspire collective action. Stories strike at the emotional core and create the common ethos needed to shift oppressive power structures. 


From arts to human rights activism, here are some STORIES that create, connect and inspire.

  • Here Still

    Here Still

    A year ago, I visited Kashmir, the most densely militarized place on earth. It was Ramadan and a temporary cease fire was in …
  • Good Girls Marry Doctors

    Good Girls Marry Doctors

    Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion (Aunt Lute Press) is a Small Press Distribution bestseller …
  • Chicago Quarterly Review

    Chicago Quarterly Review

    The South Asian American Issue “The new South Asian American writer is a wild beast.” –Guest Editor Moazzam Sheikh I’m …
  • Drunk Monkeys

    Drunk Monkeys

    La Pareja A poem of love written in San Miguel de Allende after finding two scorpions in my room. They …
  • All the Women in My Family Sing

    All the Women in My Family Sing

    “These brilliant and moving essays show the astonishing, brave, and passionate lives of women of color as they fight for …
  • Free Khurram — Human Rights Advocate Detained on Way to UN

    Free Khurram — Human Rights Advocate Detained on Way to UN

    Khurram Parvez, who was en route to brief the UN on human rights violations in Kashmir, is currently being detained …