Archive for October, 2009

Indian American actress out of Chicago breaks into mainstream media

A Few Minutes With…Actor Sonal Shah!
By:Viraj
Who: Sonal Shah
Where I ran into her: The Kriti Festival, which occurs every other year in Chicago. The Kriti Festival celebrates South Asian and diaspora literature and brings together hundreds of authors, performers, and readers together.
How You Know Her: She played Dr. Sunny Dey on Scrubs.
A Brief Bio:
“Sonal Shah plays [...]

Spoken word artist brings attention to human trafficking

Turtlistmedia.com features Abet Lardizabal, a spokenword artist and singer from Chicago, IL.
Lardizabal is an alum from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and performs in her free time. Her work inspires those around her to think about the issues and get active as well as appreciate the arts themselves.
Lardizabal’s piece on the human trafficking of women [...]