“I had a funny name, and teachers and the parents of other kids always asked: ‘Where are you from?’ I learned fast that the correct answer wasn’t ‘I take the E bus and I’m the second to last stop and that’s where I live,’ but rather ‘My parents are Indian immigrants.’ With that answer, their faces would light up and they’d say, ‘Oh, I hear India is amazing! Does your mom make curry?’ Then I would shrug and say, yeah sure, I guess she does, but isn’t that like me asking if your mom boils water?”

— Scaachi Koul, One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter