A woman sees herself through a lengthy stay in immigration limbo with help from open mics, group therapy
“Most men process their feelings faster,” Jaishree Malik said, on stage, of her eight-month-long wait. The joke met with peals of laughter.
On a recent Tuesday evening, the dingy basement of Pawn Shop, the bar on Dame Street, was crowded and bustling.
Nervous comics were huddling in the back, studying their material. It was a comedy open mic – but there was no microphone in sight.
Participants had to fill the room with their own voices. At one point, the roar of a vacuum cleaner out the door...
