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The problem with romanticizing the overworked mother
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International Day of the Girl Child is a reminder that the battle for women’s rights is far from over
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Editor's Note: Celebrating Three Years of 5XPress
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If they stop, they die: Iranian protesters and journalists are fighting for freedom
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Anxious mom series: That time I needed anxiety meds to get on a plane
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Season 2 of "Desi Me Dating" pops off
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Finding a new “Identity of Wellness”
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Pallavi Sharda on Netflix’s "Wedding Season" and the power of South Asian representation
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G. Sidhu’s new song raises awareness around mental health in the South Asian community
G. Sidhu is a popular Punjabi singer who is attempting to create awareness around mental health.
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The Twitter feud that perpetuated anti-Black racism within the South Asian community
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Breaking out of society’s expectation of how a South Asian woman should be, look like, and act.
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Shushma Datt: a South Asian broadcasting pioneer who paved her own path

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