Uzma Quraishi

Uzma Quraishi, an Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University, explores Indian and Pakistani immigration to Houston during the Cold War. She discusses how public diplomacy influenced highly educated South Asian students' migration. The conversation highlights the creation of inter-ethnic identities among immigrants and the concept of 'brown flight.' Quraishi examines the role of historical narratives in understanding current social movements, situating these immigrant experiences within broader racial dynamics in the South.