Podcasts about saba nafees

Daniel the Digital Millennial Guru calls in to talk about Beto's El Paso kick off while his beautiful bride, Saba Nafees, takes over the call. Plus, Jay gives us the scoop on a brewing fight in the Texas Legislature over property tax reform. We bring the stories, news, views and issues from the #otherside of Texas, weekdays from 5-6pm. Original broadcasts from KRFE AM 580 Lubbock. Streams, podcasts, columns and blogs from othersideoftexas.com. Got stories that need to be told from your side of Texas? Tell us at show@othersideoftexas.com.
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Texas Tech PhD candidate and Grammy winning artist Saba Nafees, a DACA recipient and Dreamer, discusses a new documentary about her, Dream With Me, directed by Jon Seaborn, who also joins us in studio. Plus, Daniel the Digital Millennial Guru (Saba’s husband) calls in from the road. We bring the stories, news, views and issues from the #otherside of Texas, weekdays from 5-6pm. Original broadcasts from KRFE AM 580 Lubbock. Streams, podcasts, columns and blogs from othersideoftexas.com. Got stories that need to be told from your side of Texas? Tell us at show@othersideoftexas.com. Learn more about The Other Side of Texas by visiting our website at: www.othersideoftexas.com And a great way to keep up with us anywhere that you are is by following The Other Side on facebook at: www.facebook.com/OtherSideofTexas/

  PhD candidate, jazz pianist, entrepreneur, Dreamer activist, TedX speaker: DACA recipient Saba Nafees’ resume is chock full of accomplishments for a graduate student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. This week, Ali chats with Saba about her contribution to the Grammy-nominated jazz ensemble album, “American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom,” featuring the John Daversa Big Band and 53 DACA artists, which recently received three Grammy nominations. Saba, who was born in Pakistan and moved to Texas at age 11, discusses her love of music, how she revealed her status to the world and what her father taught her.

Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec on the latest with the vet school, finding a football coach, and a new Texas Legislature bill proposing to end in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Plus, Tech doctoral student Saba Nafees on her story as a Dreamer. We bring the stories, news, views and issues from the #otherside of Texas, weekdays from 5-6pm. Original broadcasts from KRFE AM 580 Lubbock. Streams, podcasts, columns and blogs from othersideoftexas.com. Got stories that need to be told from your side of Texas ? Tell us at show@othersideoftexas.com. Learn more about The Other Side of Texas by visiting our website at: www.othersideoftexas.com And a great way to keep up with us anywhere that you are is by following The Other Side on facebook at: www.facebook.com/OtherSideofTexas/

Saba Nafees & Jon Seaborn sit in this episode to discuss life, politics and current events. They are in the process of completing a documentary "Dream with Me" which centers around Saba's struggles as a DACA recipient. You can find out more about their project and donate here... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dream-with-me#/ Our sponsor is Sudio headphones. You can check them out here... https://www.sudio.com/ Use the code JOKESSOFUNNY at checkout for 15% off your order. Podcast brought to you by John Lewis. johnlewisisfunny.com https://www.facebook.com/illbehereallweek/ Kendall Smith Rodriquez. Check him out on facebook at... https://www.facebook.com/KendallSmithComedy/?ref=br_rs and produced by Daniel Clayton. Check out his single (the opening and close to our show) "Salt" on bandcamp. iv80p.bandcamp.com/track/salt --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jokes-so-funny/support

DACA- the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was implemented by the Obama Administration through executive order in 2012. The children impacted by this order are called DREAMERS. Last week President Trump repealed this executive order and instead put pressure on Congress to pass some type of legislation dealing with the Dreamers. Majority of people believe only the Latino population is impacted by this but this is false, several South Asians will also be impacted. We wanted our listeners to understand the detrimental impact DACA will have on our community and Saba Nafees was kind enough to volunteer her story. Tune in to listen to Saba Nafees, who shares her personal story of how the repeal of DACA directly impacts her.

On episode #35 of Immigration with Tahmina which aired on 7.12.16, I have the honor of chatting with Saba Nafees is a member of the White House Initiative for on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Saba is a recipient of DACA- (deferred action for childhood arrivals- a program created by President Obama for undocumented children in the US). She is one of the first applicants of the program and a national advocate for DACA. Nafees is currently pursuing a PhD with research focused in mathematical biology at Texas Tech University after graduating in May of 2014 with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics with Highest Honors. To graduate with this distinction, she wrote an original Honors Thesis on her research. As an undergraduate, she conducted research with Dr. Sean Rice, a theoretical evolutionary biologist, through the TTU Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program. In her undergrad, she had the pleasure of founding multiple student groups such as the Mathematics Ambassadors and the first ever Define American chapter inspired by Jose Antonio Vargas to encourage DACAmented youth in West Texas. She is also at the forefronts of entrepreneurship efforts at Tech and abroad, helping lead the Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship & Entrepreneurship program and is currently involved in implementing a business plan for Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal. During the past school year, she served as the Student Government Vice President for Graduate Affairs at Texas Tech along with continuing to serve as a One Young World Ambassador. Saba talks about why DACA has been important in her life and why it is important to all Desi folks. This is a great interview with someone is an example of what immigrants have to offer in America!