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Faiza Susan
This interview is with Faiza Susan, an Ahmadi Muslim woman and aspiring counselor. Faiza talks about her experiences growing up in an insular minority community and the bigotry she was subjected to at a young age in North Texas. She tells the stories…
Emily Nash
This interview is with Emily Nash, a case manager and aspiring social worker in Austin. Emily reflects on her upbringing, including growing up lower class and the influences that caused her to pursue social work as a career. She discusses her current…
Tags: COVID-19, Culture shock, Disabilities, Family dynamics, Honduran-Americans, Honduras, Immigrant parents, Language, Marginalized communities, Mental health, Mutual aid, Social workers, Socio-economic class, Spanish, Texas freeze, The University of Houston, The University of Texas, TX - Austin, Wealth inequality
Barbra O.
This interview is with Barbra O., a master’s student in Milan, Italy who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Texas. She details navigating life as an immigrant child and the experiences that shaped her perception of community and self. She describes…
Aarzu Punjani
This interview is with Aarzu Punjani, a business manager and first-generation Indian-American living in San Antonio, TX. Aarzu talks about her early experiences with and without Indian and Ismaili communities. She describes growing up as the daughter…
Tags: Business, Community, COVID-19, Culture, Culture shock, Diversity and inclusion, Education, Family dynamics, First-generation Americans, Gujarati, Hindi, Immigrant parents, India, India - Hyderabad, Indian-Americans, Islam, Ismailis, Language, Muslims, Prejudice, Racism, Shias, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX - El Paso, TX - San Antonio, WV - Charleston