And I want to see Indians on the big screen portraying stories that aren’t centered around “being Indian” or being “Indian plus something else” you know? There’s Harold and Kumar which is like “hey we’re Asian and also we get high and eat burgers.” Then there’s Bend it like Bekham, which is like “I’m Indian and I want to fall in love, help!” Then there’s Monsoon Wedding, the Namesake is coming out soon, American Desi, and one more that I can’t remember the title to right now, about a college-aged Indian musician whose parents don’t understand him.

Sonia wants Indian movies to come to America.

Take the above paragraph, and replace “Indian” with “Jewish” and change the examples around, and you see another example of why I think second generation Indian Americans and Jewish Americans are dealing with nearly identical identity issues.

While I’m on the subject, Sonia’s blog is awesome.  Hidden in almost every post is a gem, in one or two sentences, about cultural identity that she doesn’t even realize she wrote.  The rest of it is fun stories about her goofy family that are entertaining even if you’ve never met them.

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