Award-Winning Podcasts by Fifth-Grader Ameya Desai
Fifth-grader Ameya Desai shares stories of displacement in her award-winning podcasts, bringing her family closer and inspiring others to share their own stories.
Key Points
- Ameya Desai's podcast won NPR's Student Podcast Challenge
- She interviewed her grandfather about his displacement from Uganda
- Ameya is now working on a podcast about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
Pros
- Inspires storytelling and empathy
- Brings families closer together
- Sheds light on history that is not widely known