By Amy & Srinu Regeti — The Regeti’s | South Asian Wedded Life (SAWL)
Some stories break your heart for one family — and shake the ground for many others.
The tragic killing of Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, did both. Her loss is devastating on its own… but for many brown, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Muslim, immigrant, and fusion families, it sparked another feeling entirely:
“Please don’t blame us for what one man did.”
In America, when the perpetrator is brown, millions fear the backlash — even when they have nothing in common with him.
And that’s the conversation I opened up in today’s SAWL episode.
👉 Watch the full episode to hear the complete conversation — it’s one we cannot afford to skip.
I talk about:
• Why this tragedy hits brown families so differently
• How racism never separates the individual from the community
• My own lived experiences of ignorance and fear
• The emotional reality of raising brown children in America
• And why we cannot allow this tragedy to ignite more hate
This isn’t an episode about politics or blame — it’s about humanity.
