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Jason Yip<p>Why <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EastAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastAsians</span></a> but not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> are underrepresented in leadership positions in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1918896117#sec-11" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas</span><span class="invisible">.1918896117#sec-11</span></a></p><p>TL;DR bias toward assertiveness when considering leaders</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/celebrating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrating</span></a> '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MonkeyMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonkeyMan</span></a>' for its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>representation</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fans</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/raving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raving</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DevPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevPatel</span></a>’s “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MonkeyMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonkeyMan</span></a>” for its thrilling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sequences</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poignant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poignant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/revenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/storyline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storyline</span></a>, but for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> holds a particular <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/significance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>significance</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/lgbtq-south-asians-celebrating-monkey-162328506.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/lgbtq-south-asian</span><span class="invisible">s-celebrating-monkey-162328506.html</span></a></p>
Patrick 🇮🇪 :verified: 🦣<p>How British colonialism increased diabetes in south Asians.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/oct/12/how-british-colonialism-increased-diabetes-in-south-asians" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/video/20</span><span class="invisible">23/oct/12/how-british-colonialism-increased-diabetes-in-south-asians</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Qv7zZBxq8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=z8Qv7zZBxq</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/BritishCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ButchersApron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ButchersApron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diabetes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Famines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Famines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Theft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theft</span></a></p>
BC Info Bot<p>Global News BC: B.C. provincial government to address racism with demographic survey <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9831473/bc-government-racism-demographic-survey/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/9831473/bc-</span><span class="invisible">government-racism-demographic-survey/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/britishcolumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>britishcolumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/ministerofcitizensservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ministerofcitizensservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/MLAofVernon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLAofVernon</span></a>-Monashee <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/BCDemographicSurvey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCDemographicSurvey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/HarwinderSandhu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarwinderSandhu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/NDPgovenrment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NDPgovenrment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/LisaBeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LisaBeare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Province" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Province</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Jyoti Mishra<p>Cooking my Mummy's recipe <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChickenCurry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChickenCurry</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BasmatiRice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasmatiRice</span></a> - bonus is my house smells properly like home. </p><p>I'm not the tidiest cook so I've got <a href="https://mas.to/tags/haldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haldi</span></a> splodges all over me and lil ouchy burns from the spitting oil but I have a deep sense of satisfaction. </p><p>I'll post pics up later when it's done. Smells absolutely gorgeous and it is so, so, SO far from takeaway / white people's curries. I wish non-<a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> could taste the real thing just once. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indian</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Orissa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orissa</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndianFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianFood</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnionsAreAPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionsAreAPain</span></a></p>
Eva Chanda<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anirvan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anirvan</span></a></span> <br>Namaskar Anirvan!🙏 I'm half-Bong (Dad from New Alipore), half-German, born in Germany, grew up in Canada, live in Montreal with my husband, 2 kids, 2 cats. My kids look white (which means people have been racist to <a href="https://spore.social/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> in front of them... But they call it out!), but they love their Indian family, food, culture &amp; history. Pleased to meet you!<br><a href="https://spore.social/tags/Bongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bongs</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/BrownIsBeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrownIsBeautiful</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Bengali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bengali</span></a></p>
Jyoti Mishra<p>Talking about <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> being erased from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PopMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopMusic</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieMusic</span></a> history ~ </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/4ouBnu9AQcU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/4ouBnu9AQcU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheMonochromeSet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMonochromeSet</span></a></p>
Jyoti MishraMidjourney, AI generated art, AI art
Pratibha Parmar<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anirvan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anirvan</span></a></span> I already follow you but hi to all the other <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/desi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desi</span></a> folx. I am a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/filmmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmmaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tvdirector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tvdirector</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminist</span></a> I live between Berkeley and London.</p>
AskPippa🇨🇦<p>One in three <a href="https://c.im/tags/SouthAsians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsians</span></a> with <a href="https://c.im/tags/ASCVD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASCVD</span></a> on statins are eligible for icosapent ethyl (IPE). IPE should be considered for this high-risk population. <br>Story I wrote for the <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalPost</span></a>. (Sorry, password protected for <a href="https://c.im/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/pharmacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacists</span></a>). </p><p>Highlights:<br>A third of South Asians in Canada with known atherosclerotic <a href="https://c.im/tags/cardiovascular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardiovascular</span></a> disease (ASCVD) and who take <a href="https://c.im/tags/statins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statins</span></a> would qualify to get additional treatment with icosapent ethyl (IPE).</p><p>This is a significant-sized population who could benefit from the additional lowering of triglycerides using IPE, according to a study presented at the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (<a href="https://c.im/tags/CCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCS</span></a>). This year’s CCS had 1,400 in-person delegates, over 350 online delegates and 130 sessions.</p><p>However, a major study, the REDUCE-IT trial driving the use of IPE had very few non-white participants, according to a poster abstract presented by Canadian researchers.</p><p>IPE is a highly purified preparation of <a href="https://c.im/tags/eicosapentaenoic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eicosapentaenoic</span></a> acid (EPA), which is an omega-3 fatty acid. It is used to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia (500 mg/dL and over). It is used as an adjunct to statin therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in people whose serum <a href="https://c.im/tags/triglyceride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>triglyceride</span></a> levels are over 150 mg/dL.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/one-three-south-asians-ascvd-statins-are-eligible-icosapent-ethyl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/o</span><span class="invisible">ne-three-south-asians-ascvd-statins-are-eligible-icosapent-ethyl</span></a></p>