"The story of immigration is something that is undoubtedly tied to mine"

"Leaving my teens is very intimidating to me."

"I realized that when my norms did not fit those of the world around me, it was time to change the world norms"

"It may look like helicopter parenting, but in Black culture and Iranian culture, that interconnectedness is deeply im…"

"For me, optimism is a belief in self"

"Having to pour so much thought into basic survival doesn’t give your brain space to think about, Well, why are we liv…"

"It’s overwhelming to think about how broken some of these systems are, how imperfect some of our tools for change are"

"Young people rise to the occasion time and time again, especially when we’re faced with things that are of deep conce…"

"We need every voice. We need every person"

"On a set, you’re a character. Everything about you is altered. In the tent, the goal is to be yourself."