Manjushree Thapa's 'Being Nepali (in LA)' (#268) captures the pain of being sidelined in the US. It is very commendable that the Nepali community in LA has an organisation to help Nepalis in need. We really need that kind of solidarity in the US. The way Nepalis are ill-treated in Indian restaurants and grocery stores rings very true to me. As a struggling student my friends and I have all gone through that. We have had nowhere to turn. We have also seen DV migrants who come here leaving everything behind in Nepal only to go through a lot of hardship. I have seen people with PhDs working at gas stations. I hope Manjushree Thapa's report will make people realise that the US is not necessarily a land of milk and honey.

Bhumika Ghimire,
Indiana, USA