Stories by Sandip Roy

Many in the LGBT community bristle at any comparison with the struggles of undocumented people. But all of the rights the DREAMers are demanding, gays already have.

Do we need another movie about a self-centered Westerner squeezing one-dimensional natives for exotic food, wisdom, and spirituality?

Lt. Robin Chaurasiya, one of more than 16,000 service members discharged for violating DADT, discusses coming out, her uncertain future, and Obama's latest compromise.

Indian minister Ambika Soni suggested all Americans coming to India should be frisked.

"The funny thing is the only thing they gave the U.S. higher marks for was health care benefits."

If the idea of organized crime makes you think of The Sopranos or The Godfather, think again. The mob has had a makeover.

Few mourned the downfall of Sen. Larry Craig. But what exactly did he do that was so wrong? And what kind of precedent has it set?

The October 8th earthquake's real punch was in the contested Himalayan territory that remains an emotional minefield for both Indian and Pakistan.

Instead of waking up to the hangover of too much Olympic partying, London woke to a daisy chain of bomb blasts and a question: will the attacks scar the image of Muslims in Britain?

Once considered a specialized field, immigration law has grown along with scrutiny on immigrants. Law students across the country are making a difference in clinics that fight to uphold the rights of some of the nation's most vulnerable residents.

Kerry and Bush are almost colliding with each other as they crisscross smaller and smaller areas, hoping to stumble on the last swing voter as she waits to cross the street. But what about me?

The lesson of India is a bizarre one for American poll watchers. At a time when elections seem to turn into a mere validation of the opinion polls, there is a sense of cheeky delight in how an electorate can actually hoodwink the pollsters.

As Tony Blair kowtows to George Bush and the U.S. Mars probe beats the Brits', it's clear that the sun has long set over the British Empire.

The Bollywoodization of American popular culture has long been underway. But with the appearance of a South Asian in 'The Matrix Revolutions,' a new era has begun.

'Schwarzenegger' and 'Huffington' may not sound like typical immigrant names in California, but the state's many foreign-born just may identify with them anyway.

A father's letter, written before his death in Calcutta, is revealed five years later to his immigrant son living in America.

Fearing deportation back to Iran where he faces religious persecution, a desperate asylum seeker phones a stranger and finds kindness, and hope.

The revisionists trying to rename our favorite fried spuds should inspire others to rethink Russian roulette, Chinese fire drills, and Bombay, er, Mumbai gin.

A Vietnamese immigrant who became a key architect of the Patriot Act defends his vision.