Kamna Shastri

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  • Username: Kamanas
  • RadioActive Youth Reporter
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent

Recent Pieces from Kamna Shastri

Caption: Kamna Shastri with her dad on her fifth birthday. Now, Kamna is coming to terms with her albinism., Credit: COURTESY OF KAMNA SHASTRI

Albinism And Me: How My Genetic Condition Makes My Ethnicity Invisible (03:52)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

RadioActive producer Kamna Shastri tries to understand where she fits into conversations about race and identity as an Indian-American with albinism.
Caption: RadioActive youth producers Ahlaam Ibraahim and Esa Tilija. Ibraahim says 'when you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised.', Credit: Esa Tilija

What Does Colorism Look Like In Seattle? (14:18)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised." RadioActive Youth Producers Ahlaam Ibraahim and Esa Tilija explore the world of colorism. They interview fellow ...
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RadioActive Tests The Issues (15:08)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

In the May 2015 edition of the RadioActive podcast, youth producers are looking at the issues on the minds of many Seattleites. We’ll hear about standardized testing in the ...
Caption: Potter WInston Paul, at his studio in Chalky Mount, Barbados , Credit: Sarah Kane

Episode 41: This is RadioActive Flight 9-26 with service to Chennai, Brussels, and Barbados. (21:44)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

This month RadioActive hosts Sarah Rosenthal and Ann Kane take you on a trip around the world.
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Around The World With RadioActive (19:07)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

RadioActive is back with a monthly podcast! This month, hosts Tatevik Aprikyan and Kendrick Bradley take us from Seattle to Japan. Kamna Shastri reports on the traditions ...
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Awkward lavender (10:46)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

Hosts Kamna Shastri and Meron Fikru share their personal stories. Kamna speaks about the park from her childhood, and Meron talks about the business competition that left her ...
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Thinking Inside The Box (13:45)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

Today, hosts Meron Fikru and Kamna Shastri share stories about stereotypes that youth have faced. Is it OK to have stereotypes? Professor Ana Mari Cauce enlightens us to the ...
Caption: RadioActive's Kamna Shastri and her cousin Ananya Shankar in Seattle, Credit: Jenny Asarnow

On A Visit To The United States, A First Encounter With Racism (05:04)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

A 13-year-old girl in Chennai, India, had always wanted to visit the United States. But when she does, her idealized view of America is tested by the racism she encounters.
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This is RadioActive Flight 9-26 with service to Chennai, Brussels, and Barbados. (21:44)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

This month RadioActive hosts Sarah Rosenthal and Ann Kane take you on a trip around the world.
Caption: RadioActive reporters Antonia Dorn and Kadian Vanloo

Episode 40: We Know A Subconscious Habit Of Yours (Code Switching) (14:57)
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

There’s no such thing as a normal you. Do you talk to your boss the same way you talk to your dog? Probably not. This is called code switching.