Siliconeer is a monthly magazine based in the San Francisco Bay Area that serves the South Asian diaspora, with a particular focus on tech-savvy professionals, younger generations, and multicultural community topics. Launched in February 2000, it has documented South Asian business, culture, technology, and community life in Northern California and beyond.
Cover of the inaugural issue of Siliconeer, Volume 1, Issue 1, dated February 2000. Featured coverlines include “The Aftermath of Y2K: What it Means for Programmers,” “Flashback: The Genius of Ramanujan,” “Bollywood Buzz,” “Telugu Cinema,” “Culture: Seasonal Ragas,” “Bon Appetit,” and “New Career Option: Software Testing.”
Cover of the February 2018 issue of Siliconeer (Volume XIX, Issue 2), featuring the headline “Howzzat! Fourth World Cup Win for India Under 19.” The cover celebrates India’s victory in the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, spotlighting cricket as a cultural bridge connecting South Asians across the globe.
The issue reflects Siliconeer’s editorial interest in major cultural and sporting achievements while also covering civic, political, and community topics relevant to Silicon Valley’s South Asian population.
Other cover highlights include commentary on U.S. immigration policy, Indian cinema, leadership and merit debates, cultural events, and diaspora lifestyle features.
This cover represents the magazine’s redesigned modern visual style as it entered its nineteenth year, strengthening its identity as a publication focused on the intersection of Silicon Valley, India, and global South Asian communities.
Cover of the February 2019 issue of Siliconeer (Volume XX, Issue 2), featuring the headline “Shark Tank for IITians.” The cover story, written by Vansh A. Gupta, highlights a wide range of startups presented by IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology) alumni in fields such as HealthTech, Robotics, E-commerce, FinTech, and engineering innovation.
The issue reflects Siliconeer’s editorial focus on bridging Silicon Valley’s tech ecosystem with South Asian entrepreneurial talent, capturing the energy and ambition of IIT graduates pitching their ventures to potential investors.
Additional cover highlights include:
Congressional and Bay Area political updates
Immigration and census data commentary
Remembrances of public figures such as George Fernandes
Republic Day reflections
Arts, fiction, Bollywood, and community coverage
Marking the magazine’s 20th year, this issue represents Siliconeer’s ongoing role in documenting South Asian innovation, leadership, and civic life in the tech capital of the world.
Cover of the December 2023 issue of Siliconeer (Volume XXIV, Issue 12), highlighting the feature story “When Deepfakes Get Real.” The issue addresses the accelerating rise of deepfake technologies — once used for harmless entertainment — and their new potential to influence political campaigns and public opinion, including implications for the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.
The cover’s mosaic-style digital portrait visually echoes the fragmentation and manipulation inherent in AI-generated media. The issue situates deepfakes within a larger conversation about trust, democracy, technology ethics, and the vulnerability of immigrant communities to misinformation.
Additional cover highlights include:
Apple’s Best Apps of 2023
Asian Para Games Gold Medalist Sheetal Devi
India in Pictures
The Great Canadian Road Trip
Lifestyle columns including fiction, cars, Bollywood, and food
Marking 24 years of publication, this issue reflects Siliconeer’s ongoing commitment to examining critical intersections between technology, society, and the South Asian diaspora.
Cover of the September–October 2025 issue of Siliconeer, a Bay Area–based magazine serving the South Asian community. The cover story, “When Immigrants Dare,” celebrates the entrepreneurial and cultural contributions of South Asian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Founded in 2000, Siliconeer publishes features on technology, innovation, culture, and identity, reflecting the experiences of South Asians navigating life and work in the United States.
Cover of Siliconeer magazine’s 25th Anniversary Edition (January–February 2025), marking 25 years of South Asian journalism in the San Francisco Bay Area. The issue, titled “Buckle Up:),” celebrates Siliconeer’s legacy of covering technology, culture, and identity across generations. The cover collage features notable past issues spotlighting leaders and innovators, including former U.S. President Barack Obama and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, reflecting the magazine’s commitment to chronicling South Asian achievement and community narratives in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Cover of Siliconeer magazine, January 2007 issue (Volume VIII, Issue 1). The cover story, “Off to Space,” celebrates astronaut Sunita Williams, who became the first woman of Indian descent to make a successful trip into space. The issue also features articles on India’s economic boom, Bollywood, technology, and global South Asian community news.
Cover of Siliconeer magazine, January 2007 issue (Volume VIII, Issue 1). The cover story, “Off to Space,” celebrates astronaut Sunita Williams, who became the first woman of Indian descent to make a successful trip into space. The issue also features articles on India’s economic boom, Bollywood, technology, and global South Asian community news.
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This article, published by The Wire on June 13, 2020, reports on the experiences of South Asian domestic violence survivors in Silicon Valley during the COVID-19 lockdown. Written by Anahita Mukherji, the piece highlights how stay-at-home mandates intensified risks for women trapped with abusers, while simultaneously reducing their ability to seek help.
The article draws on interviews with survivors, advocates, and counselors to illuminate intersecting challenges related to immigration status, cultural stigma, isolation, economic precarity, and the digital divide. It also examines how South Asian community support organizations adapted—moving services online, offering remote counseling, and developing new safety strategies.
This story contributes to a deeper understanding of how the pandemic exacerbated vulnerabilities within the South Asian immigrant community in Silicon Valley, and it underscores the importance of culturally informed domestic violence services.
Srishti Prabha is a freelance writer and editor with bylines in NPR, KQED, CapRadio, The Sacramento Observer, East Palo Alto Today, and more. They currently help produce long-form audio and digital stories with The California Report Magazine at KQED, reporting human-centered narratives that examine identity and history in California. Before that, Prabha covered education in Sacramento as a Report for America corps member at CapRadio, focusing on stories impacting communities of color. As the managing editor of India Currents, a nonprofit magazine serving the Bay Area, Prabha covered the intersection of immigration, cultural identity, and health in South Asian communities. They came to journalism as a Public Allies Fellow at East Palo Alto Today, reporting on the impacts of gentrification in East Palo Alto. Since then, their work has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club and the California News Publishers Association.
