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6 Immigrant Influencers Speaking Their Truth
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Dear Hyphenly Readers,
People love to hate influencers—too flashy, too online, too much. But for many immigrants, content creation is more than a viral reel.
It’s storytelling.
It’s archiving family history.
It’s saying: This is where I come from. This is who I am.
This Immigrant Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting six creators using their platforms to talk about identity, belonging, and home.
Rama Lauw on “leaving paradise” | Natasha Thasan on celebrating Tamil New Year while draping a sari |
Nikita Redkar on being the first woman in her bloodline to only be responsible for herself | Tressuni Stephanie Kim on having a conversation about guilt with her immigrant mother |
Claire Zhu on why she got the “travel bug” | Cristina Cataman on why validation is for passport stamps and not self-worth |
Here’s a Happy Immigrant Heritage Month from Saadia!
🎙️ Podcast Pick of the Week
Like content about influencers and social media personalities? Listen to our latest Love-ly episode where host Mehak talks to TikTok creator and tech professional Jocelyn Chow about love bombing and first dates. |
This newsletter was curated by Suhasini Patni.
Hyphenly curates the latest news, art, and businesses from immigrants around the world. Have a tip or story we should feature? We’d love to hear from you.
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This month, we are particularly looking to feature stories from queer immigrants. We are looking for personal stories that are queer in all senses of the word – whether it’s your coming-out story, a movie that changed your life, how queerness looks in your culture and family, profiles on queer elders you’ve learned from, and more.
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