In this podcast, we explore the role of ancestral identity in finding belonging and embodying our full selves. I’m your host Aysha Jamali, a South Asian media artist and storyteller. Who am I? Where do I come from? What makes me feel like I belong? These are questions I think about a lot. I’m also really curious about how others connect to their ancestral identities and move from a place of being othered to being centered. In this podcast, I’ll be talking with people who are doing just that and hearing about all of the different ways they get there.
Imagination is the bridge to an identity rooted in truth
In this episode of From Other to Center, I speak with Gwendolyn Winston a.k.a. Mama Gwen, an African American womanist, lifelong Detroiter, and co-founder of the Wisdom Institute Detroit.
We discuss connecting to ancestral identity even when it can be personally challenging and feeling the strong pull to our roots and our history. We spoke about the power of imagination and how the playfulness of making things up is actually rooted in truth.
Learn more about From Other to Center at fromothertocenter.com (fromothertocenter.com) and on Instagram @fromothertocenter (https://www.instagram.com/fromothertocenter/).
Music is Aloe Joe by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue (http://www.sessions.blue/)).
28 Jun 2025
How a self-portrait became a portal to South Asian ancestry
Host discusses her self-portrait project using a gota dupatta as a portal to explore her South Asian ancestry and find belonging, with insights from her husband, David, in this interview episode.
21 Aug 2024
Capturing the Bangladeshi diaspora through embroidered portraits
In this episode of From Other to Center, I sit down with Bangladeshi-American fiber artist Fatema Haque to ask her how she finds belonging through her art.
For her ‘Bangladeshis in Michigan’ fiber art exhibit, Fatema sourced photos from her Bangladeshi community—and her own family—to create stunning, hand-embroidered portraits. Her portraits and the oral histories she gathered capture the experiences of multiple generations of her community.
Fatema shares with me how her art gives her the opportunity to represent the Bangladeshi diaspora, hold space for grief, and find healing and belonging.
Follow us on Instagram! You can find Fatema Haque @writesfatema (https://www.instagram.com/writesfatema) and me (Aysha Jamali) @fromothertocenter (https://www.instagram.com/fromothertocenter/).
You can also check out our website: fromothertocenter.com (https://fromothertocenter.com/)
Music is Aloe Joe by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue (http://www.sessions.blue)).
15 Aug 2024
Introducing: From Other to Center
In this podcast called From Other to Center, we explore the role of ancestral identity in finding belonging and embodying our full selves.
I’m your host Aysha Jamali, a South Asian media artist and storyteller. Who am I? Where do I come from? What makes me feel like I belong? These are questions I think about a lot. I’m also really curious about how others connect to their ancestral identities and move from a place of being othered to being centered.
In this podcast, I’ll be talking with people who are doing just that and hearing about all of the different ways they get there. I hope you listen in!
Follow me on Instagram @fromothertocenter (https://www.instagram.com/fromothertocenter/). You can also check out our website: fromothertocenter.com (https://fromothertocenter.com/)
Music is Aloe Joe by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue (http://www.sessions.blue)).
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