Uniquely Me-Voice of the South Asian Community

In this episode, we are going to talk about all things art with Naurin Islam. She graduated from New York University with a Masters in Global Affairs in 2019 but continues to pursue what she loves to do as a side hustle. She has an art Instagram handle for all of you listeners to check out her work and it’s called Chobiaka By Chaity. Her artwork is up for sale on Society 6, which she will let us more about during our podcast interview with her. 

In this episode, we talk about Mental Health in the South Asian community. And, to talk about today’s topic, we have guest Syeda Hasan from the nonprofit organization, Bengali Mental Health Movement, located in New York City. We discussed why our community stigmatizes mental health issues and how the youth are breaking the stigma now. 

In today’s episode, we have Samira Sadeque, a renowned journalist and a poet! 

She has done amazing journalism work for Al-Jazeera, Dhaka Tribune, and many more publications worldwide. 

Listen to this episode to hear more about her work. 

In today’s episode, we have Ifti Chowdhury, the event organizer, and songwriter for the community organization Royal Bengal Tea House, located in New York. We discussed about the Royal Bengal Tea House's purpose and plans, his work as a singer and songwriter. Hear this to know more about RBTH! 

In today’s episode, we have Priti Malik, a radio co-host of UAE's #1 Breakfast Radio Show. She was born and raised in New York City and moved to Dubai to pursue her career in broadcast. 

In this episode, we talk about her journey into the world of broadcasting, we learnt some tips and tricks about navigating the world of media. Listen to the episode to find out more! 

In today’s episode, we have Sarina Ahmed who is currently studying to get her Doctor of Pharmacy at Temple University, so she can become a licensed Pharmacist. She’s also interning at a pharmacy. She’s here to talk to us about women in healthcare professions and what is going on in the healthcare industry.

In today’s episode, we have Atina who is working as a Business Intelligence Analyst in New York. She talks to us about the tech industry, STEM, women in STEM and advised women on how to get involved in the tech field. 

In today’s episode, we have Aneeyat Gardezi who currently resides in Berlin, Germany. In this episode we discussed all things makeup, moving from city to city and about ARTIL. 

In this episode, we have the talented Sneha Bhatia, who’s an entrepreneur, that runs a Dubai based bakeshop called Sugaholic located in Karama, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She’s also a renowned food blogger and a supermom currently based in Toronto. Along with her accomplishments, she and her sister Ravisha won the popular choice award during the Cake Boss competition in Abu Dubai for Sugaholic and holds a Guinness world record for the tallest cupcake tower.

Trigger Warning: Discussion about color discrimination

The episode highlights an important and common problem in our society, which is colorism. 

And, to discuss that topic, we have Dr. Meghnaa Tallapragada, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at Temple University. 

She also founded Project Colorism, a research and Instagram project dedicated to sharing stories of people experiencing colorism.

Today’s episode highlights South Asian Women in Filmmaking. And to discuss that topic, we have Aastha Verma, an award-winning Director, and Producer currently residing in Los Angeles. She has directed, produced and crafted stories such as the The Unsung Feather and the Last Rights. Aastha focuses on stories that bring out the realness in our world and societies and wants to tell stories that viewers can learn from her movies.

Today’s episode highlights relationships in the South Asian Community. Relationships are seen to be taboo or a big no no from a young age within our societies. With relationships evolving over time, it has become important for us to break the ice and normalize how to talk about it casually as adults get older. And to discuss the topic, we have Ashley Alex, who’s a Temple University’s alumnae, Journalism major from Klein College of Media and Communication. 

This episode highlights what it means to be a South Asian woman in today's world. 

We look back at how South Asian women like our mother and grandmother’s generation, acted and lived differently compared to our generation. To discuss today’s topic, we have Suman Ann, who is a student at Temple University pursuing Media Studies and Production.

Today’s episode highlights the case of lost identity, also known as belonging to the third culture spectrum.