PERSONAL ESSAY
“In an Immigrant Family, the Tension Between Freedom and Duty” The New York Times, March 19, 2021
SELECT WASHINGTON POST ARTICLES
“Wave of Modernist Condos Ushers in a New Wave of D.C. Architecture” The Washington Post, June 1, 2017
“New Residents Bring a Taste of the City to a Rural West Virginia Town” The Washington Post, July 21, 2016
“D.C. Shift Could Make Tiny Houses More Abundant” The Washington Post, May 16, 2016
“Proposal to Displace Farmers Market Could Scuttle Adams Morgan Condo Project” The Washington Post, March 21, 2016
“Developers Seek to Transform Stretch of Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast D.C.” The Washington Post, December 28, 2015
“The Gang’s All Here: Group Living has Grown in Popularity in the D.C. Area” The Washington Post, October 22, 2015
“Development at Southwest D.C. Marina Creates Tensions for Live-Aboards” The Washington Post, October 7, 2015
“Pop-up Architect Says D.C.’s New Height Limits Miss the Mark” The Washington Post, July 22, 2015
A complete list of Washington Post clips can be found here.
SELECT ARTICLES FROM INDIA ABROAD/NEWS-INDIA TIMES/THE INDIAN AMERICAN MAGAZINE
“Resistance, Desi Style” Cover story of India Abroad, February 24, 2017
“Generation Hope Bids Adieu” Cover story of India Abroad, January 20, 2017
“Sanjay’s ‘Super Team’ Arrives“, Cover story of Desi Talk, November 20, 2015
“Sikhs in America: Through the Lens” The Indian American magazine, July-August 2009
SELECT URBANTURF ARTICLES
“Why Isn’t D.C.’s Residential Architecture More Adventurous?” UrbanTurf, August 16, 2013
“Is Adams Morgan Becoming Posh?” UrbanTurf, August 2, 2013
“Trinidad: The Difference 5 Years Makes” UrbanTurf, February 15, 2013
“One on One: D.C.’s Tiny House Folks” UrbanTurf, November 29, 2012
“Alleys: D.C.’s Other Streets Are Attracting Attention” UrbanTurf, February 24, 2012
“Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row” UrbanTurf, May 11, 2012
A complete list of UrbanTurf clips can be found here.
WORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL VISITS
3/1/2023: Capitol Hill Day School. School visit with 5th/6th graders as part of the gentrification and housing unit.
2/18/2023: “Who Belongs Here?: An Oral History of D.C.’s Most Gentrified Neighborhood.” Presentation and conversations hosted by Big Bear Cafe, Washington, D.C.
1/25/2023: “Who Belongs Here?: An Oral History of D.C.’s Most Gentrified Neighborhood.” Presentation and conversation hosted by the D.C. Preservation League.
11/29/2022 and 11/30/2022: Phelps ACE High School, Washington, D.C. As part of the PEN/Faulkner “Writers in Schools” program, the school visit occured after the book was incorporated into their curriculum.
11/12/2022: “Telling Your Story: A Narrative Writing Workshop.” Workshop held for formerly incarcerated women, hosted by Community Family Life Services.
10/22/2022: “Deepening the Daily News: How Oral History Can Bring Greater Depth to the Work of Journalists.” Workshop held at the 2022 Annual Oral History Association Conference in Los Angeles, CA.