Immigrant Parents with Aarti Virani

04/19/21 • 36 min

Aarti Virani is an arts and culture writer, covering the South Asian diaspora. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, she now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with her husband and son.

Steered by curiosity, empathy and cross-cultural communication, Aarti tells stories that shine a light on people and communities that are often overlooked. It’s a passion she's nurtured since arriving in the United States nearly 20 years ago. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Saveur, Surface, Endless Vacation, and Travel + Leisure, among other publications.

In this episode we talk about immigrant parents, diasporic Desis and hyphens.

You can find Aarti in Vogue India, where she’s a contributing editor, and at aartivirani.com.

Follow Brown Mom on social media:

@Raakstar on Twitter

@RaakstarWrites on Instagram

@BrownMom on Instagram

Aarti Virani is an arts and culture writer, covering the South Asian diaspora. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, she now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with her husband and son.

In this episode we talk about immigrant parents, diasporic Desis and hyphens.

You can find Aarti in Vogue India, where she’s a contributing editor, and at aartivirani.com.

Follow Brown Mom on social media:

@Raakstar on Twitter

@RaakstarWrites on Instagram

@BrownMom on Instagram

Previous Episode

Pandemic Vaisakhi and Sikhi with Satjeet Kaur

Brown Mom is back for Season 2 and we're kicking it all off with Satjeet Kaur, Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition. On this episode, we spill the chai about Pandemic holidays, Khalsa school, growing up Brown in New Jersey, Sikhi and lots more.

Satjeet Kaur serves as the Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition, the largest Sikh civil rights organization in the United States. Though she became Executive Director in 2018, she has worked in nearly every core facet of the organization’s work throughout her more than 10 years on the team. During that time, Kaur has served as a leading organizer and activist providing direct support to Sikh communities across the country, from responding to crises such as hate crimes to organizing advocacy campaigns for Sikhism to be accurately included in education standards and mobilizing Sikh civic engagement. Last year, she was named as one of 15 Faith Leaders to Watch by the Center for American Progress.

Follow The Sikh Coalition on Instagram @SikhCoalition

@Sikh_Coalition on Twitter

SikhCoalition.org on the Interwebs

Follow Brown Mom on social media:

@Raakstar on Twitter

@RaakstarWrites on Instagram

@BrownMom on Instagram

Glad we're back for Season 2? So are we! Subscribe, review and share. Not glad? Keep it moving. The Internet is a big place and you're bound to find *something* you like.

Next Episode

Untold Stories with Trisha Sakhuja-Walia & Neha Patel

Trisha Sakhuja-Walia is the CEO and Founder of Brown Girl Magazine, a digital stomping ground for South Asians to challenge traditions and embrace feminism.

Neha Patel is a writer and Brown Girl Magazine staffer. Her short story, Someday, Maybe, was published in the Brown Girl Magazine anthology, Untold: Defining Moments of the Uprooted.

Untold, a Brown Girl Magazine anthology, is a collection of real stories that explores the South Asian experience in the US, UK and Canada through the lens of identity, being, and relationships. Thirty-two emerging voices share deeply personal moments relating to immigration, infertility, divorce, mental health, sexual orientation, gender identity, racism, colorism, casteism, religion, and much more.

In this episode I talk to Trisha and Neha about our Untold stories, something they are both working on changing.

Follow Brown Mom on social media:

@Raakstar on Twitter

@RaakstarWrites on Instagram

@BrownMom on Instagram