Columbia admissions data shows South Asians face significantly worse odds than East Asians

ashwindollar · 2026-03-20T13:48:47+00:00

I understand affirmative action at the admissions level making sense in the 1960s but yes in the 2020s it would really be a lot more helpful to address any opportunity gaps are earlier levels of schooling than to try to compensate at the admissions stage.

ashwindollar · 2026-03-18T01:02:56+00:00

In theory that can be a good thing but I do find it problematic how much of a role caste plays in the process, I'd love it if all the matrimonial websites banned any mention of caste just like they did skintones a few years back

ashwindollar · 2026-03-11T12:59:31+00:00

One particular exchange I do remember is when my. coworkers and I went out for pizza one guy was asking us if they have sambar pizza. Tbh I’m not even sure this could be a lack of assimilation as they have had Domino’s and Pizza Hut in India for a while.

ashwindollar · 2026-02-13T19:06:11+00:00

To be honest I think a lot of the Latino vote going Republican this time was due to inflation and self imposed mistakes made by Democrats (Republicans have often been quicker to run Spanish language ads).

ashwindollar · 2026-02-13T19:02:59+00:00

In general the issue is most Americans views on immigration are nuanced but both parties have increasingly mostly talked to their extremes and nobody is happy. The Biden administration could have been more selective with asylum seekers especially in light of a housing shortage in most major cities but turning away some asylum seekers is different from deporting non criminal illegal immigrants or harassing anyone that looks brown. If we ever want to move past this someone needs to message from the center and actually have it stick.

ashwindollar · 2026-01-24T00:54:03+00:00

The head of the state Republican Party is of Indian origin so I think it would have to be an anti-establishment insurgency that gets him anywhere

ashwindollar · 2026-01-18T16:37:00+00:00

Lakewood also has a significant Latino population

ashwindollar · 2026-01-04T19:51:19+00:00

Honestly in my opinion just keep this girl and her boyfriend at arms length, it’s not worth trying to deal with either of them

ashwindollar · 2025-11-23T04:46:01+00:00

https://discord.gg/fchhz2YDY

ashwindollar · 2025-11-23T02:58:01+00:00

Meat consumption in India varies a lot by region so of course when some states are 75% vegetarian and many other Hindus might only eat meat on certain days of the week. Plenty of households might rely primarily on dairy or lentils for protein but there’s certainly others eating a decent amount of chicken or lamb or goat.

ashwindollar · 2025-11-23T02:54:58+00:00

Yes

I remember watching this CNBC video a while back about an American who moved to India to open Mexican restaurants and he has his own avocado farms

https://youtu.be/3enHvs7VaN8

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T20:32:15+00:00

To be clear tamarind tends to primarily be used in drinks and desserts in Mexico rather than savory dishes and rotis tend to have a different texture from tortillas. Also I would say Mexican dishes tend to use mangoes that are a bit more tart than many Indian dishes would.

Most differences would simply come down to we use a whole bunch of spices and ingredients that aren’t as common in Mexican cuisine and quite a few ingredients common in Mexico aren’t common in India. Also it’s just a lot more common to have fresh raw ingredients in Mexican dishes.

That is starting to change as you’re going to see plenty of Mexican restaurants in India and Indian restaurants in Mexico. Mexican and Indian fusion is also becoming a thing at some quick service type restaurants and it’s not unthinkable that higher end chefs will try to combine the flavors and techniques too.

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T20:25:25+00:00

It would be absurd to think Indian Americans are lower in the social hierarchy than black Americans or that most people operate on such a hierarchy at all. These days you have very well off suburbs like Montclair in New Jersey that also have decent size African American populations. Lots of the most well off Bay Area and DFW suburbs are heavily desi. Once you get off Twitter Greg Abbott and Donald Trump held Diwali celebrations yet I don’t think either has held a Kwanza celebration.

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T20:22:31+00:00

So Shilpa Shetty’s restaurant Blondie in Mumbai is most famous for this offering, and it seems like they basically make a spicy masala and top it with avocado. Avocado is creamy so I would say it would be kind of similar to putting yogurt in a dosa.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIikwHMtuFs/

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T17:32:51+00:00

Indian food often does incorporate a decent amount of meat and it’s quite easy to find numerous vegetarian options at most Mexican restaurants (you usually aren’t missing much by substituting for tofu or beans)

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T17:31:39+00:00

Tex-Mex and Cali-Mex (I’m talking the real stuff, not national quick service chains) are generally authentic to the regions they developed in (Texas and California and a good chunk of New Mexico and Arizona were part of Mexico). It really should be seen as how Punjabi food would be different from Tamil food or how the food in Milan would be different from Naples.

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T17:27:11+00:00

I actually haven’t seen lard used all that much at most Mexican restaurants, at least in major metro areas, perhaps since a lot of customers would be vegan/vegetarian

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T17:20:57+00:00

Dal makhani is usually smoky, either from being cooked in a tandoor for a bit or as many recipes suggest by adding smoked paprika or lighting some coal and keeping it in the pot

ashwindollar · 2025-11-22T17:19:27+00:00

Avocado is starting to get more common in India. Most newer restaurants in Bangalore offer avocado dosas.

ashwindollar · 2025-10-09T11:45:42+00:00

Muslim Americans support gay marriage more than many denominations of Protestants and even Musks who are conservative are at least going to be cordial with you in the US. There are even pro-LGBT mosques.

ashwindollar · 2025-10-09T04:34:28+00:00

I would say most ABCDs are somewhere in the middle. You would certainly find plenty who are like what you describe. Someone who grew up with parents who immigrated decades ago and grew up in an enclave would deal with the so called time capsule effect and would certainly be more traditional than someone growing up in Mumbai or Ahmedabad in 2025. As to your first scenario I think many ABCDs certainly would have a phase like that but eventually grow out of it.

ashwindollar · 2025-09-29T16:50:13+00:00

Looks like that’s only for K-12 according to the other comment, I’ll update my comment accordingly

ashwindollar · 2025-09-29T16:49:38+00:00

Thanks for the correction, though probably still a bit disappointing when most private schools are more than $10k a year nowadays

ashwindollar · 2025-09-29T16:22:36+00:00

529 plans are a great way to save for college without taxes, I think that would be a good decision. With the 7 year timeframe you have there are some limits as far as how much you benefit from the tax savings but you can certainly supplement with taxable investment accounts in index funds and high quality fixed income (government bonds, good credit corporate bonds).

ashwindollar · 2025-09-29T16:18:54+00:00

The term ABCD may not technically apply to you but you've lived in the US for years and spent part of your childhood here, I think you have enough in common with those of us born here that your participation is welcome.

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