India Currents – “Vote: Looking at the Rhetoric of the 2016 Election Season” (November 2016, Vol. 30, No. 8) · South Asians in Silicon Valley

Title: India Currents – “Vote: Looking at the Rhetoric of the 2016 Election Season” (November 2016, Vol. 30, No. 8)
Description: Cover of the November 2016 issue of India Currents (Vol. 30, No. 8), published during the contentious U.S. presidential election. Featuring Hillary Clinton with a prominent red checkmark, the issue explores campaign rhetoric, political polarization, and the ways South Asian Americans engaged with the election narrative.

The lead story, “Looking at the Rhetoric of the 2016 Election Season” by Arpit Mehta, analyzes how language, messaging, and identity politics shaped public perception and voter behavior.

The cover also references additional articles with cultural and social themes:

“New Zealand Beckons” by Kalpana Sunder

“On Feminism” by Chandra Ganguly

“Savory Stuffed Pumpkin” by Shanta Sacharoff

As part of India Currents’ ongoing civic journalism during its 30th anniversary year, this issue demonstrates the magazine’s commitment to informing, mobilizing, and reflecting the political consciousness of the South Asian diaspora in Silicon Valley and across the United States.
Date: November 2016
Volume and Issue: Vol. 30, No. 8
Subject: 2016 U.S. presidential election; political rhetoric; Hillary Clinton; Indian American voters; diaspora political engagement; South Asian journalism; civic participation

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