Aarti Shahani
Host, Forum at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)
Writer. Journalist. Occasional Host, Forum on KQED/NPR.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
kpbs.org | Aarti Shahani
In 2019, I published my first book, a migrant memoir called Here We Are. Mom was a seamstress; Dad a shopkeeper. He was also my archnemesis: the dating and dancing police, the auditor of skirt lengths, the man more concerned with his daughter’s marriage prospects than her career ambitions. Then, his career ended abruptly. Dad got arrested for selling calculators to a drug cartel. He landed in Rikers Island and then deportation proceedings.
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Jul 13, 2024 |
tpr.org | Aarti Shahani
In 2019, I published my first book, a migrant memoir called Here We Are. Mom was a seamstress; Dad a shopkeeper. He was also my archnemesis: the dating and dancing police, the auditor of skirt lengths, the man more concerned with his daughter’s marriage prospects than her career ambitions. Then, his career ended abruptly. Dad got arrested for selling calculators to a drug cartel. He landed in Rikers Island and then deportation proceedings.
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Jul 12, 2024 |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Aarti Shahani
In 2019, I published my first book, a migrant memoir called Here We Are. Mom was a seamstress; Dad a shopkeeper. He was also my archnemesis: the dating and dancing police, the auditor of skirt lengths, the man more concerned with his daughter’s marriage prospects than her career ambitions. Then, his career ended abruptly. Dad got arrested for selling calculators to a drug cartel. He landed in Rikers Island and then deportation proceedings.
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“It’s the essence of San Francisco, it’s the essence of this country, that we can bring it back better, stronger than ever before.” 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🎊🎊😄 Beer is appropriately a metaphor for us. Thanks @hamdiulukaya from an S.F. resident and fellow first gen migrant
I am honored to work with the people of San Francisco to bring @AnchorBrewing, this dream, back to life. https://t.co/xquA6bGjsk
