Export Quality

Updates and new directions

Welcome to Export Quality, home of news from and about South Asian Americans and Canadians, my writing and art, and other random things

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February 2026

The Desi Hall of Shame and the joy of the Olympics

Welcome to Export Quality, a home for my writing and a place for stories from and about South Asian Americans and Canadians

Feb 28 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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Context, Questions, and a collage about Minneapolis

Welcome to Export Quality, a home for my reporting, musings, and news about South Asian Americans and Canadians

Feb 1 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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November 2025

Join my Election Night live chat!

A private space for us to talk about potentially the first South Asian mayor to lead a major American city

Nov 4, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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New York's lost and found - and an election night live chat

Welcome to Export Quality, your home for news by and about South Asian Americans and Canadians - with a little spice

Nov 4, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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October 2025

Diwali, debate drama, and maybe dhamaka

Welcome to Export Quality, your home for news by and about South Asian Americans and Canadians - with a little spice

Oct 24, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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Mamdani, a mistake by big media, and more thoughts

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Oct 16, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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Ezra Klein Doesn't See Himself, Kiran Desai unearths herself, and NYC ties a sari by itself

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Oct 2, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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September 2025

hUNGAma, or the lack thereof

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Sep 26, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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The attacks on free press continue but Desis (and others) persist

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Sep 22, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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A desi in Gracie (almost) and the return of the newsletter

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Sep 14, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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April 2025

25 hours in 2025 (and paid subscriptions)

Welcome to Export Quality, your home for news by and about South Asian Americans and Canadians - and everything in between

Apr 2, 2025 • Mythili Sampathkumar

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