My American Dream is Belonging with Prasanta Verma Ep. 65

Welcome to episode 65 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time! Today’s guest is Prasanta Verma, the author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging. In this episode, we talk about her family’s decision to move to the US. Prasanta shares that the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 allowed her father to come, but his original plan wasn’t to stay in the US. He was a physician who wanted to work in the US and bring back equipment to India to help their healthcare system better.  Prasanta also shares about growing up as the only Indian immigrant family in a small rural town in Alabama, visiting India for the first time after moving to the US, and the process of writing her first book!  With Love, Heidy Connect with Prasanta: Website: https://prasantaverma.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prasantaverma/  Substack: https://prasantaverma.substack.com/embed  Oct 1 is the last day to vote! VOTE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE EYES OF IMMIGRANTS PODCAST TO WIN THE WOMEN IN PODCASTING AWARDS Click on this link  https://www.womenpodcasters.com/vote  Enter your name and email  Click on vote for your favorite podcast  Add your name and email again for verification. (this is to verify you're actually a human not a bot 😉 LOL ) Scroll down to find my category, Society and Culture  My podcast should be the third one from the top down, "The American Dream In The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast"  Click on it and submit your vote!  That simple 👌🏽  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Tell your friends and family! 🫶🏽🙌🏽 If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected].⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out this podcast community on Substack!! There, you can comment on the episodes and interact with other listeners of the show! https://substack.com/@theamericandreampodcast I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here. Want to start your own podcast? – My six-week podcast course has EVERYTHING you need to launch your podcast the simple way - more information at my Stan Store! https://stan.store/heidydelacruz  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.