Of Spice and Story: Tracing Identity Through Ismaili Memory

A child with long hair holds an open book. The child has long hair, suggesting they are female. The book has an image from Greek mythology.

May is Asian Heritage Month. And yet, every time the calendar reminds me, I pause—not from pride, but from complexity. I wasn’t born in India, not even East Africa. I was born in Calgary, after my parents had already made their way here—and before my grandparents joined us. And yet, when I speak of Nairobi […]