Immigrantly: Conversations on Race, Culture & the Immigrant Experience
A podcast about shared human experiences
About the show
Welcome to Immigrantly: a boundary-pushing, border-crossing podcast that gives diverse voices and stories, a home. Drawing on her own experiences as a rights activist and a first-generation immigrant, creator & host, Saadia Khan tackles the big questions on race, identity & the immigrant experience while challenging mainstream narratives in today’s divided America. Covering everything from love and dating to food and faith, each weekly episode explores a theme with inspiring guests such as Grammy-winning singer Arooj Aftab; bestselling author of 'The Kite Runner,' Khaled Hosseini; and comedians Hari
Kondabolu and Aparna Nancherla. It’s a true celebration of what makes us unique –
and a timely reminder of all that unites us. If you’d like to be part of this fun, thoughtful and inclusive community, all you need to do is subscribe!
Executive Producer & Host: Saadia Khan
Creative Producer: Kylee C. Roberts
Sound Design & Content Editor: Bronte Cook
Media Coordinator: Kayla Lupoli
Content Writers: Yudi Liu, Ashley Lanuza, Sarah Doh & Saadia Khan
Music: Evan Ray Suzuki/Rephonic Sounds
About the Host
Saadia Khan
Founder and Host
Saadia Khan is a Pakistani American living in NY. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, she has worked as a human rights activist. Through her work, she has gotten to work with asylum seekers and advocated for women's rights on various platforms. She is the founder and host of a weekly podcast called "Immigrantly." Her podcast grew out of her experiences as an activist and an immigrant living in the US. Immigrantly was created in Nov 2018.
Start with these episodes
An Insider-Outsider Perspective
Saks Afridi is a New York-based Pakistani American artist who explores the dichotomy of being an insider/outsider. Through his work, he recreates the …
A Leap of Faith
Qinza Najm is a Pakistani-American visual artist whose interdisciplinary artistic practice explores gendered violence and female subjectivity. Her …
Wanna Eat Some Ice cream?
Ahmed Ali Akbar is a writer, journalist, and the host of "See Something, Say Something", an incredible podcast where Ahmed talks to Muslims from across different industries and talks about …
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