Shalini Jasti is a recent University of Iowa graduate having studied English and Creative Writing and Secondary Education. She recently spent time student teaching 8th grade English at Southeast Junior High in Iowa City.
Shalini is passionate about English Education, the globalization of the English language, and the correlation between telling individual and unique stories in native tongues and rising understanding between different communities.
The music for this podcast is "Ira" by Blake Shaw.
Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Writers of Color Reading Series is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.
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Host: Jesus “Chuy” Renteria
Line Producer & Audio Engineer: Savannah Lane
Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry
