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In 1997, Vijai mortified her parents by giving up
a career in journalism, canceling her wedding, and becoming a
stand-up comedian- and she hasn't looked back since! Her unique
perspective offers a new spin on dating, childhood, pop-culture,
politics and racism.
Vijai's irreverent humor springs from her experiences
of growing up as a "foreigner"
in America- despite the fact she was born and raised in a suburb
of Washington D.C. Much of her stand-up comedy is about growing
up as an Indian in America, cultural clashes with her parents,
and the racism she's dealt with as a child and now as a comedian
(sounds heavy- but really it's funny.)
Her latest adventure is her new one-woman show, "Good
Girls Don't, But Indian Girls Do," a funny and
poignant exploration of the struggle to discover, create and claim
an Indian American identity. Vijai breaks every taboo as she exposes
the underbelly of an Indian American family. She takes you through
growing up Indian in a Jewish community; her discovery of sex
in a repressed Hindu household; and how she finds herself along
the way. It's "Gandhi"
meets "Pretty in Pink." |
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