Greg Varner lives in Washington, DC, where he served as arts editor of the Washington Blade before taking his current position as a writer with a research firm in Bethesda, Maryland. He helps the US Postal Service develop stamps and related products. His book reviews have appeared in the Washington Post, Out magazine, and Nerve.com, among other publications. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Virginia.
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How a Staple of Americana Became the Indian American Dream
by Greg Varner on April 27 2012, 9:00AM
In a new book, sociologist and Smithsonian curator Pawan Dhingra explores the successes and challenges that emerge when immigrant entrepreneurship came to dominate an industry as “American” as apple pie.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Filmmakers Look Behind Hollywood’s Lens on Race
by Greg Varner on December 17 2010, 10:07AM
As Oscar buzz builds, Greg Varner talks with documentary filmmakers about some of history’s best—and worst—representations of people of color.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Isabel Wilkerson Talks About Generations of Black Immigrants
by Greg Varner on October 1 2010, 10:00AM
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses her definitive new study of the Great Migration with ColorLines.
Topics: Arts & Culture, History
Fall Reading List: From Border Kids to the Great Migration
by Greg Varner on September 14 2010, 9:47AM
NPR’s Michele Norris mines her past, a historian brings black migration to life, a kid finds his deported mom, plus Edwidge Danticat, Charlie Chan and more.
Topics: Arts & Culture
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