Aarti Virani's guest appearances

Aarti Virani

Desi Women Diaspora

Brown Mom with Raakhee Mirchandani

Kamala Harris

Ravi Patel

Poorna Jagannathan

Reshma Saujani

DJ Rekha

Hitha Palepu

Neel Shah

Neha Patel

Modi Sarkar

Supriya Kelkar

Manu Juneja

Koshi Dhingra

Kamini Mamdani

Mila Chadayammuri

Gayatri Sethi

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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. 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, <a href="http://CNN.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CNN.com</a>, 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 <a href="aartivirani.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aartivirani.com</a>. Follow Brown Mom on social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/Raakstar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Raakstar</a> on Twitter<a href="https://www.instagram.com/raakstarwrites/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RaakstarWrites</a> on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brownmompodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BrownMom</a> on Instagram

Immigrant Parents with Aarti Virani

Aarti Virani, a freelance writer who regularly contributes to Vogue India, speaks to Mala about what it was like being born and raised in Japan. Hear about how media representation and multiple cultures influenced her voice as a writer and teller of South Asian women’s stories.

Desi Women Diaspora, Episode 1 - Aarti Virani