Uma Menon

Sep 20, 2024 | boltsmag.org | Camille Squires |Uma Menon

With the 2024 presidential election around the corner, third-party voter registration organizations around the country are hitting the streets; showing up at state fairs and community events, clipboards in hand, to ensure eligible voters are registered and ready for November 5. But in one swing state—Florida—these groups have had to completely rethink their voter engagement work in the face of restrictive legislation.

Jul 29, 2024 | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Uma Menon

This story is part of our monthly series, Campus Dispatch. Read the rest of the stories in the series here. Around 1 in 5 college students in the United States attend school outside their home state, a figure that has been growing over the past few decades. For four years, these students have two homes—in legal terms, dual residency—which enables them to choose whether they want to vote at their pre-college or campus addresses.

Feb 13, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Uma Menon |Camille Garoche |Kevin Jonas |Danielle Jonas

A charming ode to the joy of learning new languages. Sumi’s mother speaks two languages: Malayalam and English. She speaks Malayalam because she grew up in the Indian state of Kerala, where Malayalam is the local language. She speaks English because she learned it in school in India; years later, she would immigrate to America. Similarly, Sumi learned Malayalam—“my first tongue”—from using it with family at home in America.

Jul 11, 2023 | einnews.com | Uma Menon

Jul 11, 2023 | einpresswire.com | Uma Menon