Podcasts about desi american

Welcoming Ish, aka my twin, to the podcast! She and I dive into how our values as our south asian immigrant parents, her's from Punjab and mine from Pakistan, raised us in the Bay Area while implementing their cultural values. We touch on the differences in how boys and girls are raised and the challenges in those differences of expectations and treatment. We both offer unique perspectives that align and misalign at times and shifted the conversation to specifically how it has translated into our friendships, college life, perspective of life, and dating. Further topics on childhood trauma, societal pressures, self-perception, desi values, the American system, the different versions we live of ourselves, building a relationship with your parents, and the importance of cultural exposure. We hope to open these conversations within our Desi American community. I cannot thank Ish enough for joining on the episode. Her perspective is so unique from my own that I really valued having her on, especially because we have so many of these productive conversations all the time, and I am ecstatic to share our ideas with my listeners. Love you, Ish! ENJOY

So...pretty long & unusual title. I open up about my recent self-discoveries & some groups, situations, & resources that have helped me accept where I'm at & feel more uplifted then the end of last year, which I will list here in case it's helpful to anyone else! -NAMI-https://nami.org/Home ❄️ -Personality Hacker https://www.personalityhacker.com/ ❄️ -Natasha from the Temple of Akasha- https://www.templeofakasha.com/ (I am not sure if she still offers the one-on-ones but she has an online meditation community space & offers retreats from time to time & is just a dope & amazing human being to connect with and get spiritual guidance from, if anyone listening leans spiritual or feels like they're having an awakening, processing an awakening, or have other related questions from a spiritual lens). I met with her summer of 2023 so it's been a while, but one of the exercises I shared in here as being super helpful came from a session with her that was very transformational & has just come full circle with its impact, so I wanted to give credit and recommend her as a guide. ❄️ Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power (A method for getting what you want by getting off on what you don't) https://bookshop.org/p/books/existential-kink-unmask-your-shadow-and-embrace-your-power-a-method-for-getting-what-you-want-by-getting-off-on-what-you-don-t-carolyn-elliott/13067847 Book's on my wishlist! I've listened to the author talk about the beauty of paradox, something I've always innately known!

Episode 160 Notes and Links to Saima Sitwat's Work       On Episode 160 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Saima Sitwat, and the two discuss, among other things, her relationship with languages and growing up in Karachi, Pakistan, her early love of reading, her early writing and “chill-inducing” reads, her triumphs and challenges and funny anecdotes mentioned in her book from her days in the United States, her evolving “Americanism” and faith, her activism, places within the American Desi and American Muslim cultures, all chronicled in her 2020 book, and her continuing work to share compelling stories in different media.            Saima A. Sitwat is an author, speaker and educator. She was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan and migrated to the United States of America in 2003.  Saima holds an M.A. in English Linguistics from the University of Karachi, Pakistan and a Master of Public and International Affairs (MPIA) from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. She is also an alumna of the Leadership Pittsburgh Class XXXV. Saima believes in the power of storytelling. Her love for stories has taken her from corporate boardrooms in downtown skyscrapers to Punxsutawney, a town in rural Pennsylvania, on Groundhog Day. She puts her faith in the word, written and spoken, to provide healing and challenging pre-existing paradigms. Her writings have encompassed a vast array of topics and genres from penning opinion pieces and investigative reports to policy papers and developing strategic plans.  From professional writings to personal narratives, Saima always strives to find a singular anchor, that is the story at the core. The story might belong to a person, or a business or nonprofit organization, but the vision and mission is always defined by the one true story behind it.  Saima is the author of her newly published memoir, “American Muslim: An Immigrant's Journey.”     Buy American Muslim: An Immigrant's Journey   Saima Sitwat's Website   Interview with Saima about “Becoming American” Series   At about 7:40, Saima gives background information on studying linguistics at university, as well as her relationship with languages growing up in Karachi, Pakistan    At about 11:00, Saima gives further information on growing up speaking Urdu and English, and Pakistani-inflected English   At about 14:40, Saima talks about her reading choices growing up   At about 17:40, Saima explains her career choices growing up, how writing has been a constant companion and how writing as a career she has come to in recent years   At about 19:00, Saima details two pieces written in Pittsburgh around 2015 and 2016 that received meaningful and positive feedback and that propelled her forward in pursuing writing     At about 21:20, Saima traces an evolution in the type of questions asked in recent years about Muslims and Muslim-Americans    At about 22:20, Saima shouts the book from which she is still “recovering,” the “realistic” Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.   At about 24:20, Saima discusses the significance of the book's cover   At about 26:00, Pete and Saima talk about the timing of the book and Saima's “urgency” in publishing the book   At about 27:15, Saima describes the “conscious choice” she made in selecting her title   At about 28:35, Pete cites the skillful ways in which Saima charts her early days in the United States, and Saima recounts a humorous discrepancy in Fahrenheit and Celsius   At about 31:55, Saima explains “Americanism” and quotes a fellow immigrant writer discussing the unique way in which Americans make plans, as well as things learned from having two school-age children   At about 34:55, Saima gives background on the first chapter and a story involving the bathroom that is a microcosm of her early American days   At about 36:50, Saima further describes some learning moments in her early US days; she also highlights the warp speed with which globalism has led to shared cultural information   At about 40:30, Saima highlights positive attributes of the US that are charted in the book, including a sense of “want[ing] to understand” about other cultures   At about 41:25, Saima talks about her days in being dependent and independent in her early days in Chicago, and how she put up a “facade” in dealing with a new place without a lot of family around   At about 45:50, Saima shouts out Potbelly Restaurants    At about 46:35, Saima discusses the intricacies of her fitting in with, and learning about, Desi- American cultures   At about 51:05, Saima cites two turning points that inspired her to become more involved in writing, public policy, and other avenues   At about 56:55, Saima details a successful and unifying protest that she took part in to effect change in the educational arena   At about 1:04:20, Pete highlights Saima's own learning and reading in preparing herself to discuss life and religious matters with her daughters   At about 1:05:20, Saima delineates differences between American Muslim practices and customs, and the Islamic and other cultural mores of Pakistan    At about 1:08:30, Saima details trying and triumphant times as the first female president of the Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh (MAP)   At about 1:12:30, Pete uses a quote from Saima's book in framing questions about how Saima and other women are often misjudged and harshly judged for things that males would not be judged for   At about 1:14:15, Pete charts continuing activism from Saima as stated in her book, and Saima responds to Pete's question about any pressures or burdens felt in being a sort of representative of Islam   At about 1:18:00, Pete focuses on the Covid “chronicle” that is the book's ending, and he asks Saima how she might update the book   At about 1:21:35, Saima talks about her work with Better Stories work with the MD State Arts Council   At about 1:25:00, Pete and Saima praise Leila El-Haddad, her book The Gaza Kitchen, and her writing and storytelling abilities    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl          Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 161 with Matthew Salesses, who is author of, among other stellar works, The Hundred-Year Flood and Craft in the Real World. He is the author of the forthcoming 2023 novel The Sense of Wonder and has written about adoption and race for NPR Code Switch, among other outlets.    The episode will air on January 17.

Join us as we discuss the prevalence of racism in the desi-american community and how different groups within our community express these racist tendencies towards various racial groups.

Pastor Erina continues our Eastertide sermon series by preaching on Mary's encounter with Jesus at the tomb. On the first Sunday of APIDA heritage month, she explores the ways that Jesus both witnesses Mary's pain and calls Mary by name, while connecting the experience of Mary to the lived realities of those who identify as Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American. What does it mean to us to recognize the risen Jesus, and how might we find resurrection as we embrace the fullness of our identities rather than minimizing them?

In this episode, Sarrah and guest host Ayesha sit down with Adrija Jana, a high school senior from Kolkata, India to discuss menstrual hygiene, inequities, and taboos. Listen as they discuss the Pink Tax, period taboos in Desi and Desi-American cultures, educating men on periods, and lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in American and Indian schools. Specific time stamps are included below! Period poverty definition - (7:00) How did you find out about periods? (8:20) Period taboo & Desi cultural stigma - (13:15) & (40:28) Educating men on periods - (22:03) Pink Tax & period products accessibility - (26:05) & (30:40) COVID-19's impact on period poverty/menstrual stigma - (29:00) Menstural hyegine in schools in the U.S. & India - (36:39) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatwethink/message

In this episode, we talk about the mental health stigma in the desi american community and how we need to create a better support system for future generations.

In this episode, we talk about struggling with the power dynamics with our parents. In our culture, there is a huge emphasis placed on respecting elders that goes so much deeper than we initially realize. Our generation has our own way of looking at dreams and careers and futures that we want to see through. How can we come to an understanding with our parents' generation on this topic?

In this episode, Sarrah and Mandira (virtually) sit down to discuss the stigma behind mental health in Desi-American communities compared to the stigma surrounding it in India. They speak to Adrija Jana, a student from India, who shares her experiences coping with life during the pandemic and her struggle with mental health and accessing help. Also, a quick debate between ras gulla, gulab jamun, and jalebi! note: some of Adrija's audio is shaky until the 24:00 mark --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatwethink/message

Join us as we discuss the lack of importance given to self care in the desi-american community. We chose this topic of self care to emphasize first because it's something that can manifest in so many other issues. And we know that is something a lot of us struggle to explain to our parents and older generations as they didn't really grow up with mental health awareness. But we are growing up in an environment where mental health conversations are becoming rapidly normalized and we are trying to spark our own conversations that will help us grow as a community. Instagram: @with.love2 Website: https://withlove.mailchimpsites.com Email: withlove2221@gmail.com

What is it like growing up as an Indian in India? What about growing up Indian in America? Are these experiences similar or different? Listen to this collaborative episode with the Desi American Life Podcast where we talk about the growing up in India vs America. From parental strictness to dating and cultural belongingness, we explore what it really means to grow up Indian - with or without a hyphenated identity. Live a review and rating if you enjoy this episode! Check out the Caffeinated Brown Girl Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedbrowngirl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caffeinatedbrowngirl/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/752aY9KQj3r4484cFM37mS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caffeinated-brown-girl-podcast/id1492181471?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/pallavi-janiani Check out the Desi American Life Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desiamericanpod/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desiamericanpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/desiamericanpod?lang=en Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uP36IBdLPsh4YDuYnd785 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/desi-american-life/id1423245565 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/desi-american-life

In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Meenakshi Krishna, Founder and CEO of My Mantra Wellness (mymantrawellness.com), on the topic of grief. We dive into Meenakshi's own personal story, as well as how she navigated the grief process as a Desi-American. We dive into cultural competency (or lack thereof) in therapy, where she was able to find help for herself, and how her journey led to her founding My Mantra Wellness to help get people culturally-sensitive and community-based therapy and support.• • Find My Mantra Wellness at @mymantrawellness or mymantrawellness.com• • Fill out our community survey! This will help us get you more relevant content and help us serve the community better: bit.ly/SASMHAsurvey• • Intro and Outro Music adapted from: "DJ" by Jazzhar, under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License.

In this two part episode, panelists discuss past, current and ongoing issues and topics facing Asian Pacific and Desi American college students, staff and faculty. Listen in as the panel discusses and reflects on ongoing challenges.

On Tuesday evening, Vermont Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American for Black Lives group send an open letter calling out Vermont leaders and others for silence in this state since the murders in Atlanta last week that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian backgrounds. This segment, we speak with APIDA for Black Lives about the silence towards the Asian American community in Vermont.

I'm so pumped to present this podswap with @desiamericanpod Desi American Life Podcast! Welcome Priya, Uma, and Deepti to the pod, where we discuss all things career, mindset, expectations, living our lives, and navigating cultural pressure. Give their podcast a listen as well! As always, thank you for the theme music @briank_williams28 BK Williams! Become a monthly supporter of the show and stream episodes online at janirad.com/podcast.   Check out MedMap.US @medmapus to find a free or sliding scale medical provider in rural West Tennessee.   Jani Rad | Facilitator, Trainer, Speaker Podcaster Professional storyteller empowering others to tell their own story www.janirad.com IG: @janirad.me

I'm so pumped to present this podswap with @desiamericanpod Desi American Life Podcast! Welcome Priya, Uma, and Deepti to the pod, where we discuss all things career, mindset, expectations, living our lives, and navigating cultural pressure. Give their podcast a listen as well! As always, thank you for the theme music @briank_williams28 BK Williams! Become a monthly supporter of the show and stream episodes online at janirad.com/podcast.   Check out MedMap.US @medmapus to find a free or sliding scale medical provider in rural West Tennessee.   Jani Rad | Facilitator, Trainer, Speaker Podcaster Professional storyteller empowering others to tell their own story www.janirad.com IG: @janirad.me

In this episode, we talk about racism from the lens of being Desi-American. We talk about the current racial tensions within America today and how we can work to help create a more equitable society. This episode is intended to purely educate and shed light into an immensely important topic for all immigrants. We hope you enjoy it! Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below, but they are usually only "click-able" when you listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts on your phone. 01:24 – What is it like being a Minority Race in America (our experiences) 08:54 – Racism in the South Asian Community: How does racism exist within the south Asian community and how has it shaped our beliefs? The fact of the matter is that our community is racist and we need to take an active stance to rectify that moving forward. 17:49 - [SONG Reference] – “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” Beyoncé is a Queen. That is all. The title of this song is not ok. 18:47 - The Blindian Project (@blindianproject): This is an INCREDIBLE project. Please shoot them a follow J Some very inspiring stories filled with perseverance. 24:14 – The TRUTH Behind the Model Minority Myth: The only reason we have been able to be as successful as we are is due to the civil rights movements. We are not a model minority; we owe a lot of our success to the African American community. 28:39 – Tangible Next Steps to Take to Become Less Racist. Check out this podcast called 1619, which is an audio series on how slavery has transformed America. Also check out @thewokedesi and @southasians4blacklives – both excellent pages that share different ways for us to diminish racial disparities in America.

We kick off Season 2 with a very special guest: Snehal Desai. Snehal is a brilliant director, playwright, producer and community leader.  He is the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, the US's largest Asian-American theater company and the longest running theater of color in the country.  In this episode, we talk about nurturing a life-long desire for effecting change, using art to reflect our current moment, tackle taboo topics and increase representation for Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American artists and identities. “All our lives are intersectional. Art reflects this life back to us.” - Snehal DesaiMore about Snehal:Snehal Desai is the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, the US's largest Asian-American theater company and the longest running theater of color in the country. Before this time, Snehal was a freelance director working across the United States and the UK.  He is a member of the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) and serves on the boards of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) and Theater Communications Group (TCG).  Snehal found a home at East West Players because he found it to uniquely stand at the intersection of artistry and social justice. As an artistic leader, he has sought to raise awareness on social issues that affect Angelenos by personalizing them through storytelling.A Soros Fellow and the recipient of a Tanne Award, Desai was in the Inaugural Class of Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG) “Spark” Leadership Program.  He was also the Inaugural Recipient of the Drama League’s Classical Directing Fellowship. Snehal is on the faculty of USC's graduate program in Arts Leadership where he teaches, Executive Arts Leadership.  Snehal is a graduate of Emory University and received his M.F.A. in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. Episode Taped Nov. 2020 

Elisheba Haqq is an author, educator, and nurse who has just released her debut memoir Mamaji, chronicling the adversity, challenges, and lessons learned through her own upbringing as a Desi-American in 1970s Minnesota. We sit down with Elisheba to discuss the social and cultural isolation felt in her life, the effects on her family and identity, as well as other core themes that have shaped her and her story. Find Mamaji on Amazon or B&N. 

We know we're a little late, but Black Lives still Matter. Maya and Zara end the week by discussing common misconceptions of the BLM movement in the Desi-American community, Zara's new company, and Maya's COVID era soccer tournament. Zara's website: https://www.zsadesign.net/ Sponsored by Anchor. The easiest way to make a podcast. Go to https://anchor.fm/ to start today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Relevant links for this episode…https://medium.com/@jaykaslo (I've written two essays thus far. Follow me there if you'd like to read more.) It's official. I am the worst Indian ever.  https://twitter.com/worstindianever As always, comments, questions, inquiries welcome. Email address is mentioned in the podcast, plus you can always reach me on social media.  I'm @jaykaslo on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, everywhere...Also, BRAND NEW... you can support the Introversion podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/introversion !

On this episode, I interview Sree, one of the four co-founders of SASMHA (South Asian Sexual & Mental Health Alliance). This organization created a popular Instagram account @southasiansmh which made a post that stated "If you are Desi American and your family immigrated here after 1965, you owe that to the Civil Rights Movement". In this interview, we explore how Desi Americans benefited from the Civil Rights movements and address anti-blackness in the South Asian community. At the end of the episode, we discuss how we can speak out about these topics and facilitate difficult conversations with our family and friends. SASMHA Anti-Blackness & BLM Resources: https://www.sasmha.org/blm-resources SASMHA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southasiansmh/?hl=en

This is the last episode of season 1 of Red, White & Brown, and we wanted to leave with a bang! So, we are answering some audience questions that were sent in from all of you! Time Stamps for each of the questions are below, in case you want to skip to that specific portion. We hope you enjoyed this season, and we'll be back within the next few months with season 2! In the mean time, please feel free to reach out to us on our instagram (@redwhitebrownpod) if you have any specific requests for future episodes! Prerak’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79thEpQhGaazdjufC_p1SA 00:35 - A Bit of Background on Prerak/Sofia's Personal Stories 00:53 - How to Stay Motivated as a Student/What Fuels Our Passion 08:00 - How to Stay Motivated to Go to the Gym Regularly 11:45 – How Do You Put Yourself Out There as a Desi American and How to Avoid an Arranged Marriage? 17:18 – What Specialties are We Pursuing in Medicine and How Long is the Training? 19:15 – How to Prepare for Standardized Exams and Ace Them! 21:25 – How do I Stay in Touch with Desi Culture without Being Ashamed of it in Front of my White Friends? 26:03 – How do I Teach My Parents What it Means to be a First-Gen Desi Americans Without Offending Them? 30:21 – What is a Skill that We Hope to Learn that We Haven’t Already? 33:24 – What is Something We Wish We Could’ve Told Our Past Selves?

Honestly, explaining dating to your desi parents has to be a rite of passage for every desi kid. And what’s up with the fact that, between age 0-18, almost all desi kids are told to stay away from dating, and then suddenly when you turn 18, EVERYONE is on your case about your “rishtas” – am I right? And why can dating as a desi-american be so DAMN hard sometimes? In this episode, we sit down and talk about all this and more! Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below, but they are usually only "click-able" when you listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts on your phone. 05:04 – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: An iconic scene that I’m sure many of us remember! 10:52 [MEME Reference] – “Dating? After Marriage” HI-LAR-IOUS and true. 12:00 [MEME Reference] – Love Marriage vs. Arranged Marriage

Starting off this season, we dive into a topic that’s touched us all: Desi-American pop culture! Listen in to learn more about the kinds of things that we were listening to, reading, and watching as we grew up that explored South Asian-American identity in whatever way it might be. Among our recommendations name dropped in this episode, we have:- Bend it like Beckham (2002 Movie)- Born Confused, by Tanuja Desai Hidier (novel)- A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (novel)- The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri (novel and 2006 movie)- Deepica Mutyala, CEO of Live Tinted (@deepica)- Hari Kondabolu (Comedian, @harikondabolu)- 2 Step Bhangra by Kashif & The Bilz (record)- Penn Masala (artist)Others we discussed in this episode include: Aziz Ansari, Jus Reign, Mindy Kaling, Lilly Singh (Superwoman), Russell Peters, and the ever infamous Apu.Happy Listening from SASMHA!

The Carolina Desis were joined this month by Transformational Coach, Varsha Mathur (@coachingbyvarsha). Varsha is a third generation Desi-American, accomplished master of many career industries so we wanted to get candid advice from someone who’s seen and coaches it all . From the stigma of dating to the taboos of divorce in the South Asian culture, Varsha drops some truth-bombs. We discuss why relationships are the way they are as well as how experiencing a “third culture” affects your understanding and awareness of self-worth.  Get your personal coach on with Varsha Mathur at www.coachingbyvarsha.com. And as always, thank you Yash Mistry for editing this month’s episode!

In this episode of No Coast Oriental, James and Stevie answer YOUR questions! Join us as we revisit what it means to be an Asian-American, reflect on our insecurities growing up, and consider what it means to be an ally.Follow the Pod on Twitter & Instagram: @nocoastoriental and tweet us your questions/comments with the hashtag #NoCoastOriental Business inquiries and longer messages: nocoastoriental@gmail.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=17297277)

This week's episode is with filmmaker Kesav Wable and his brother Samarjeet talking about the new short film they made called “Closet Supes." The short is an exploration of queer Desi identity, the first generation Desi American experience, reconnecting with our elders, and superheroes. We are excited to share our conversation that continues to explore the themes of Desi identity, and superheroes, and finding our identities. Follow Kesav and all the news about "Closet Supes:" IG: @KWable Twitter: @bKwa

This week’s episode is with Neha Ghosh, a Bengali queero, activist and one of the founding members of Qunify Philadelphia. We got into a little bit of everything, from clumsily working through what its like being brown in the US’s sometimes binary racial society, shame around sex, finding our own Desi American culture, colonization, and gagging over Samin Nosrat. Gently stalk Qunify here: https://qunify.org twitter &instagram: @qunifyPHL Neha is: @nghosh_32 and we are: @thegaysianproject

The episode you have all been waiting for (or at least one of them) is finally here: WEDDINGS! From the planning to the week-long wedding events, the Carolina Desis break it all down with guest Kiran Mohan of Sonaa Wedding & Events (@sonaaevents). Kiran, a Toronto native and recent Charlotte resident, shares her experiences as an accomplished planner and what she wants to bring to the Desi wedding industry in the Southeast US. We discuss the variety and significance of wedding events and traditions that differ among religions, ethnicities, and families in the South Asian Diaspora. Staying true to the core ideals of the podcast, we get Kiran’s take on the evident generation gap and impact of millennial minimalism on wedding planning as a first generation Desi-American. Tune in to learn why there are elephants at Desi weddings and how you can get your hands on a Gulab Jamun cupcake! Book your next event with Sonaa Wedding & Events: www.sonaaevents.com

Meet the hosts of Desi American Life! In this introduction episode, Priya, Deepti and Uma talk about why they decided to start this podcast, and what being Desi American means to them. Follow Desi American Life @desiamericanpod on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and / or send us an email desiamericanlife@gmail.com http://instagram.com/desiamericanpod http://facebook.com/desiamericanpod http://twitter.com/desiamericanpod Fill out our guest / feedback form: http://bit.ly/2KlTyi6 Music by Thusanthan Kannan http://soundcloud.com/thuskann

Have you considered or even noticed how brands permeate through your life? For example, using the brand name Band-Aid when referring to a bandage. The concept of brands and function are prevalent in any industry and any consumer market. The Carolina Desis explore brands from their childhood that are common in a typical Desi-American household. You may recognize them all! From food and beauty to technology and fashion, tune into this week’s episode about various brands, consumerism, the idea of shopping local, and brand loyalty as a whole. Follow @thecarolinadesi on social media to join the conversation.

Are Muslims Next? Welcome To America Zindabad by A Movement for Desi Americans by a Desi American