I’m from the UK but quickly realized this sub was almost entirely American and Canadian.
I’m aware of places like Brampton and Surrey in Canada, with large Punjabi Indian populations. In the UK we have tons of Desi dominated areas: surrey for Indian Punjabis, Birmingham for Pakistanis, east London for Bengalis, and northwest London for other Indians. There is also a Pakistani/Bengali British accent, which exists because many of us live amongst ourselves
Do such areas exist in the USA? One thing I can say is that most Desi Americans I see on TV do not have a specific accent.
Edit: can someone message me if they are interested in giving me personal advice over a problem in my life right now
Shepparton is pretty racist and so is Swan Hill. I'm curious to know what are some good places in general. I've lived in Melbourne for seven years and it is quite a racist place when you really examine it.
My partner and I are looking to get engagement / couples photos done preferably before the end of the year.
We are located in SoCal (specifically Orange County and Inland Empire) and want to get photos taken in that general area.
I would really love to support and hire a fellow South Asian photographer.
If you know of anyone, have recommendations, or want to share your own portfolio please share any social media / websites in the thread!
Which are areas in Cleveland having a presence of south asian community ? Does Cleveland have decent number of asian stores around ?
Any pointers would be helpful.
All- what's the cheapest licensed Bay Area Indian caterers you could find? And I'm talking about having some decent amount of quality but not upscale like Jalsa or Amber.
Would want to stay under $50/person, if possible and hav at least two meat dishes incorporated.
EDIT: any food trucks that might be a good alternative?
Just something I've been curious about. As far as I know:
- there's a lot of Sikhs in rural-ish cities in British Columbia and Alberta
- a lot of Sikhs in rural areas of the northern Sacramento Valley, and in Bellingham in Washington state
- a lot of Bhutanese refugees in rural New England and the Midwest
- a lot of Burmese(not Desi, but kinda close to South Asian culturally) refugees in rural areas in the Midwestern U.S.
Just wanted to know if there's any other groups though.
Havent seen many south asain familly anscetry online
I was cleaning out my closet and found one that was still sealed. I haven’t used Stadia in a long time so maybe someone can put it to good use.
I’m located in San Jose.
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Hi guys,
I’m a Bay Area Desi born and raised here. My wife was born in Europe but raised in Pakistan for a bit before moving to the states as a teen, and moved from her home state to the Bay around two years ago. She gets along with people of all races and religions and never discriminates, but she loves Bollywood, Desi fashion, music and cultural celebrations, be it Eid, Holi etc. For me, I had always felt like a cultural and religious outcast, almost like I didn’t belong so never made any Desi friends. We are Muslim, we are Desi, we drink, she wears what she wants, we enjoy life to the fullest but we also practice as much as we can. The only thing we practice religiously however is not judging others and being as open minded as we can. It’s about to be Ramadan tomorrow and I can see how bummed she is that she doesn’t have that many people to invite to Ramadan parties like back in her home state. I feel either we are judged by other desis, or tried to put in a non religious box especially in the Bay, and it’s so exhausting.
Anyway, the reason I’m asking for advice is, HOW do we find friends as a couple in their late 20’s? I really want my wife who is also a social animal to feel like she has a network of like minded Desi people she can celebrate little events with. We don’t care if they’re Muslim or not as long as they’re respectful, but how do we actually go about finding people 😓
Other major cities I know have areas like that, such as Jackson Heights in NYC and Devon St in Chicago. I was wondering if metro Atlanta has something similar to this.
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