Soo koob maqaalka:  Vijay Chokal-Ingam wuxuu sheegtay in uu iska dhigay nin madow ah markii uu codsanayay iskuulada caafimaadka 1998 sababtoo ah wuxuu aaminsanaa in uu fursad fiican u leeyahay in la aqbalo. Ka dib markii uu ka hadlay khibradiisa ah inuu iska dhigay nin madow si uu u codsado iskuulada caafimaadka, Mindy Kaling's walaalkeed ka weyn ayaa sheegay in walaashiis aysan aqbalin ficilladiisa. Boggiisa, Ku dhawaad Madow, Vijay Chokal-Ingam wuxuu sheegay in qoyskiisa midkoodna uusan aqbalin buugiisa, kaas oo uu si muran badan u sheegay in kaliya lagu aqbalay dugsiga caafimaadka dabayaaqadii 1990-yadii maxaa yeelay wuxuu iska dhigay nin madow ah. "Walaashey Mindy Kaling (Vera Mindy Chokalingam), oo ka tirsan Mashruuca Mindy iyo Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, ayaa si adag u diiday buuggayga", ayuu qoray. <unk>Waxay dhabtii tiri, <unk>Buugani wuxuu ceeb ku noqon doonaa qoyskeena<unk>. Qoyskeeyga intiisa kale kitaabka kuma raacsana. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxay ixtiraamaan xuquuqdayda inaan go'aan ku gaaro xirfadeyda shaqsiyeed", ayuu raaciyay. Chokal-Ingam wuxuu ku sheegayaa boggiisa in uu dareemay in uu u baahnaa inuu beddelo muuqaalkiisa si uu u galo Jaamacadda St. 'Waan go'aansaday inaan noqdo dhakhtar waana ogaa in heerarka gelitaanka ee dadka laga tirada badan yahay ee ku hoos jira ficil-celinta ay ahaayeen, aan dhahno... ka yar adag?' ayuu qoray Chokal-Ingam. Waxaan galay dugsiga caafimaadka sababtoo ah waxaan u sheegay inaan ahay madow. Arinta xiisaha lihi waxay tahay anigu ma lihi. Wuxuu sheegay in 1998 uu madaxiisa xiiray, oo uu jarjaray 'jilicda dheer ee Hindiya' oo uu ku biiray Ururka Ardayda Madowga ah inta uu socday howsha. Inkastoo boggiisa, AlmostBlack.com, uu muujinayo shahaadooyinka iyo sawirrada Chokal-Ingam oo ah nin Hindi-Mareykan ah (bidix) iyo nin madow ah (midig), ma uusan sheegin inuu soo maray isla habka codsiga ee nin Hindi-Mareykan ah sida uu u sameeyay nin madow. Isbedelkii muuqaalkiisa ayaa ahaa mid layaab leh oo walaalaheyga jaaliyada iskuma aqoonsan. 'Vijay wiilkii Indian-American frat wuxuu noqday Jojo codsadaha Afro-American Afirmative Action ee dugsiga caafimaadka,' ayuu yiri, isagoo ku andacoonaya in Jojo...
Vijay Chokal-Ingam waxa uu sheegtay in uu iska dhigay nin madow ah waxaana loo ogolaaday in uu galo Jaamacada St. Louis School of Medicine sanadkii 1998. Wuxuu go'aansaday in uu fursad fiican u helo in uu galo iskuulka caafimaadka haddii uu madow yahay halkii uu ka ahaan lahaa nin Indian-American ah. Waxa uu ka sheekeynayaa waayo aragnimadiisa boggiisa, Almost Black wuxuuna dhaleeceynayaa ficil-celinta. Waxa uu sheegay in uu madaxiisa xiiray, oo uu iska xiiray 'jilibka indhaha ee Hindiyaanka' oo uu ku biiray Ururka Ardayda Madow. Chokal-Ingam wuxuu sheegay in walaasheed Mindy Kaling'si adag u diiday' iyo qoyskiisa 'kuma raacsana buugga'