Ashna Ali (she/they) is a Best-of-the-Net-nominated, diasporic Bangladeshi poet, educator, and cultural critic based in Brooklyn. Raised in Italy, they are queer and disabled.
Swati Shastry (she/her) is a South Indian law student who was diagnosed with Leukemia a few years ago.
Oral History Interview
Oral history interview conducted by Archival Creators Fellow Nureena Faruqi.
Anonymous (they/them) is a multiply disabled, nonbinary, queer Iraqi and Pakistani Muslim. They are autistic and live with POTS and hEDS. They are a wheelchair user working in the nonprofit sector in the DC area.
A.K. (They/Them) is a queer Black and Bangladeshi activist and caregiver. A significant part of their spirituality is rooted in and/ or has histories in South Asia. Based in Philadelphia, PA, they are neurodivergent and live with mental illness, chronic fatigue, and mobility issues.
Saif (he/him) is a practicing attorney based in the US. He has a North Indian background and has lived with Ankylosing Spondylitis since the age of 12.
Per the interviewee's request, this oral history is provided in text format.