Meet Shabnum and Khan as we talk about what it was like to grow up as an Indian in the US and as a Pakistani in the UK. We're going to cover why filling out the race form was so hard growing up, what it means to be "Asian", and how the different immigration patterns of our respective countries have shaped the way American Desis and British Desis are so different.
Did you know that the highest recipients of H1B visas in the US are Indians? Or that immigration to the UK from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh started post-Partition in the wake of WW2? These differences have led to the varied stories of the diaspora across the West today. Did you know that "Asian" in the US generally refers to East Asian, but in the UK it refers to South Asian? In this episode we'll ponder some of these differences. This is our intro episode, and we're looking forward to introducing ourselves to you and sharing our stories. Let us know some of your own through our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook!
Exec Producer & Host: Shabnum Gulati
Regular Contributor: Khan Asghar
Illustrations by: Hanifa Abdul Hameed
Music: AnAkkiN on Soundcloud:
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-77559481
