The South Asian Impact Project
Intimate conversations with South Asians driving change in their American communities. Stories of resilience, identity and culture, and the quiet courage behind real impact.
2 seasons · 200K+ views
Why I started this podcast.
South Asians have been building America for generations, as doctors on night shifts, founders, teachers, volunteers and neighbors who show up. Yet the story told about us is often small, flattened, or hostile.
Beyond the stereotypes, there’s a fuller story: South Asians building food programs, supporting mental health, advocating for housing, mentoring the next generation, and quietly shaping the communities they now call home.
Narratives don’t change on their own. They change when the people doing the work are seen, named and remembered, and when impact is felt by everyday people in their own communities. I started this podcast to put those stories on the record, in full, with dignity.
It’s also an invitation to fellow South Asians who’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved. This is it. Your community needs you, and there is a place for you in this work.
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STORIES SO FAR
South Asian voices.
American stories.
Shared impact.
Guests come from nonprofits, healthcare, education, tech, public service and faith communities. What they share is a habit of noticing what’s missing and building it.
TOPICS WE’VE COVERED
Women’s empowerment
Food security
Youth leadership
Immigrant journeys
Women in tech
Public service
Domestic violence awareness
Art therapy
Healthcare access
Nonprofit leadership
Homelessness & dignity
Strategic philanthropy
AI & the future of work
Faith & community
Child development
Nonprofit boards
Nupur PanjabiAnna Sudha Community Kitchen · 150+ meals donatedMayur ModyAmerican Diversity Group · 3K+ patients served, 6M lbs of foodSandeep MehtaRevolveIT · Jain Center of Metro WashingtonSunila BaliSeva Law PLLC & Masala Beats · Pro-bono work across nonprofitsNidhi TandonSpeech-language pathologist · Advocate for no screens in schoolsSangeeta PrasadArtist, art therapist, author & mindfulness coachVidhi BhansaliGTM advisor & host, South Asian Impact ProjectJasmeet KaurCode Her Rising · 1,500 women certified in cybersecurityMeera PillaiBoard Chair, Ronald McDonald House Charities DCSarah Selvaraj D’SouzaReston Strong & Reston Remakery · Day space for unhoused neighborsSeema AlexanderCEO, Disruptive AI · Host, The AI CEO podcastShreyaa & Esha VenkatNEST4US · 9K volunteers, 100K youth empoweredSeema DixitWomen Empowerment Foundation · Fairfax School BoardNehal GandhiAuthor, The Nonprofit ParadoxHelp us continue this initiative.
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Know someone quietly changing their community?
Nominate them, or yourself. We look for South Asians in the US who are:
Building or leading a nonprofit, community group or social venture
Using their profession to widen access, in health, education, tech or law
Willing to talk honestly about what it took, including what didn’t work