Hafsa Fathima

Hafsa Fathima is a writer and multimedia journalist. She enjoys producing stories on culture, religion, immigration and popular culture for different multimedia platforms. Her work has been featured by The Hindu, The San Diego Union Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and KCRW. 


Raised between Canada and India, Fathima’s multicultural perspective informs her work immensely. She is most interested on documenting stories on the periphery and of issues untold. When she’s not writing, she enjoys trivia nights, debating how Game of Thrones will end and cheering on the Toronto Maple Leafs.


She holds a Bachelor's and Master's in English Literature from Stella Maris College, India and a Certification in Professional Writing from San Diego State University. She recently graduated from the USC Annenberg School of Journalism and Communication with a Masters of Science in Journalism. 

Audio

Not only has audio helped my find my voice, I've learned to tell compelling stories in a sound-rich, intriguing manner. 

Sashi's Plight

Sashi Maniraju is originally from India, but lives in San Diego thanks to her H4 visa, which is typically granted to spouses of H1-B foreign guest workers. H4 dependents like herself won the right to work in the United States in 2015, but now, the Trump administration may take it away. Maniraju has been coping with unemployment for the last three years, raising her son and trying to decide what her future in the America will look like if she is now allowed to work.