Australian Indian actor & screenwriter Leah Vandenberg has created one of the first Indian episodes and written a custom Punjabi tune for kids to air live on Play School- one of Australia’s most-watched TV shows for children with over 900 000 weekly children tuning in. This will be
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A few weeks ago we hosted an Opoortunity for Emerging Writers where 3 South Asian female wrirers would receive feedback on their writing from one of our experienced mentors. Meet our winners and learn about their writing journey
In July our book club members read Mira Sethi’s Are You Enjoying, a collection of seven short stories about life, love, intimacy and intrigue in contemporary, urban Pakistan. While our members observed that the stories didn’t offer as much insight into the lives of ordinary people, the book allowed for interesting conversations about power dynamics in the workplace. Read to find out what we thought of the book and the insightful conversation we had.
Our final Australian Stellar South Asian Woman 2021 is actor, dancer and activist Pallavi Sharda. Without losing her unique voice Pallavi has stood her ground in the film industry and urged other women to do the same. She openly shares about her fire for Bollywood, spiritual journey as a multi-hyphenate and advice for young aspiring South Asian actors.
We, ASAC, have a contact who can help get women, children and their families onto a live list endorsed by a senator for a US visa, ASAP. Learn how you can help evacuate people.
With the escalating situation in Afghanistan many of us want to help our Afghan brothers and sisters through monetary means. However, people on ground are unable to access their bank accounts. Here’s what you need to know about sending money to Afghanistan.
While many celebrate these days as the birth of new nations, we pay respects to the 14 million people uprooted during the 1947 partition and the subsequent lingering impacts of divisive rhetoric in history books and media. It is less a matter of patriotism, more about the pursuit of curiosity and truth.
During independence day, we encourage you to learn, connect and listen to stories of our ancestors and those who survived during this time.
Our fourth Australian Stellar South Asian Woman, is actor, writer, and voice artist, Leah Vandenberg. She candidly shares with us stories from her unconventional childhood and how it shaped her career in the Australian television and film industry over the last 20+ years.
In the second part of our Recap blog for our event, ‘We will write our own stories’ – South Asian Women Authors, we look at our key takeaways from the conversation with Sushi Das, Alicia Vrajlal, and Balli Kaur Jaswal. They include the importance of advocating for your work, how to deal with dodgy literary agents, and the interesting difference in covers between the books written by South Asian male versus female authors
Truly a trailblazer in her own right, our third Stellar South Asian Woman Sushi Das defied orthodox opinions to become a journalist, inspired by causes related to gender, culture, and justice. Funny, candid, and honest – her message for younger South Asian women is loud and clear: listen to your inner voice and acknowledge your power.