For South Asian American supporters of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (BOOT-edge-edge; पीट बूटिजिज). He/him. Profile pic by Jemina Malkki, @jemppu
May 5, 2019 • 31 tweets • 10 min read
In another thread, @Asians4Pete asked how we first encountered @PeteButtigieg. My story is kinda long (or maybe I'm just long-winded), so I'm starting a different thread. The operative word is "long" 😬. 1/31
I moved to the US to attend Notre Dame. One of the first people I met was the chair of the English department there. So basically, unlike most of my fellow Americans, for as long as I've lived in this country, I've known how to pronounce Buttigieg. 2/31
