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*CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains recounts of traumatic post-segregation-era racism inflicted on people of color including the storyteller and those in her community.*Punam Saxena talks about the parallels between religious intolerance i
*Please hit the FOLLOW button to help support my work!*In January, I sent out a request asking listeners to send in clips about what language means to them - regardless of if they can speak their native tongues or not.And YOU all delivered!I
*Please hit the FOLLOW button to help support my work!*In January, I sent out a request asking listeners to send in clips about what language means to them - regardless of if they can speak their native tongues or not. And YOU all delivered!
(Please hit the follow button for this show on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, to help support my work! <3 )For Zamzam Dini, growing up in Seattle where there was little diversity meant having to endure ignorance from students and
Welcome to Season 2 of Model Minority: Uniquely American! As the launch of Season 2, we sit down with Sameer Gadhia, lead singer of Young the Giant, to discuss his heritage, thoughts on the American Dream, and the meaning behind the album Amer
I'm back!Excited to announce Season 2 of Model Minority, and am so grateful for all the people who have grown to love this show. A quick request: I'm working on an upcoming episode about language, and I want to hear from YOU! Email me a 30 se
Stories. Histories. What differentiates one from the other? And, why are they so important to document?With so much going on right now - India’s coronavirus surge, the free Palestine movement, BLM, Stop Asian Hate, and so much more - sharing a
** Model Minority stands against the recent attacks against AAPI communities. Please consider sharing this podcast on social media with the hashtag #stopAAPIhate to show your support and uplift Asian voices during this time.**Shiwei Zhang move
Namah Vyakranam was born in Hyderabad, India. Her family traveled back and forth from India to the U.S. before eventually settling around Chicago, IL. After that, Namah found herself grappling with internalized racism surrounding her South Asia
In the first episode of our new mini-series "In Conversation," Nidhi sits down with novelist, essayist, and critic writer Karan Mahajan. They discuss how Karan pursued writing as someone from a conservative Indian background, terrorism as a the
Welcome to the first episode of Immigrant Tales, a new subseries of Model Minority: Uniquely American! Chu May Paing is a PhD student and Burmese immigrant who first came to the United States through a visa lottery ticket. Despite having all h
This clip opens with an excerpt from the author and essayist Karan Mahajan's piece in the New Yorker titled, The Two Asian Americas. Followed by that, we hear a bit more of the piece read by the author himself, who Nidhi interviewed earlier thi
Media. Film. TV Representation. For the model minority community, where do WE fit in?Model Minorities in media is an issue of more than just “not enough representation.” For some of us, it’s about bad representation too. It’s about how our co
COVID-19 spread quickly, but not as quick as the racial discrimination Asians have faced with its arrival. In addition to this, the wealthiest nation in the world — the U.S. — has seen its healthcare system crumble under the demands caused by C
In 2014, Tushar Lall banded with two friends and released a cover of the "Game of Thrones" theme song on YouTube. He did so with a twist; he arranged the piece using his knowledge of Indian classical instruments, featuring tablas (South Asia ha
Join Model Minority: Uniquely American and Project Voice this week for a very special collaboration: Enigma - The Political Lives of Asian Americans! In this episode, we explore reflections on why the political lives of Asian Americans are...
The Model Minority Myth is often used to wedge Asian Americans between Black and White America. In this episode, we explore how that is a problematic ideology, and why we need a new approach to understanding race. We also address how African im
In the second half of this episode, we explore some excerpts of stories of struggle, adversity, and resilience in our community. We also dive into the stats of ways in which Middle Eastern, African, and other parts of the model minority diaspor
We've all heard the idea that ALL Asians/ Model Minorities are wealthy and economically well off in America. But, if we dig into the stats and stories of our community, how much of that ideology is actually true? And for those who DO make it, a
What gave Asians the nickname, "the invisible minorities?" Hi, I'm Nidhi Shastri, and in this episode, I dig into how the Asian demographic got this name and the factors within the model minority myth that erase us in the larger American narra
Welcome to Model Minority: Uniquely American! I'm your host, Nidhi Shastri, thanks for being here. In today's episode, we're exploring what exactly it means to be a "model minority," and the baggage that comes with it. All music is from the CC
My name is Nidhi Shastri, and I’ve created a podcast to discuss what being a Model Minority in America really looks like, the good, the bad, and the invisible. In an effort to break down these biases and shake up our views, I'm discussing pove
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