My Life In A Nutshell

My name is Unsa. I was born in Karachi, Pakistan and my family came to the United States on July 4th 1990. Normally, Americans celebrate this day as their independence and the beginning of freedom, but my family sees it as a day to celebrate our opportunities. Although it was very hard for my family to leave the only country they have known, they moved to provide a better life and a better education for my older brother and I. My mom gave me the original name Unsa because she wanted me to live up to it and my greatest fear is that I will disappoint her. I am Indian (if that is not obvious enough) and I come from a very traditional background. Surprisingly, my favorite music is rap. When people hear the word rap, they associate it with booty shaking, club hopping, and drug popping. Instead, I listen to lyric-worthy rap, which vocalizes the need for social consciousness and explains why a certain community is placed in the circumstances they are forced to live. I secretly consider myself the 10th member of the Wu-Tang Clan, and I think that Tapatio hot sauce goes with everything. I will never tire of watching Martin Scorcsese’s Goodfellas and I have the amazing talent of being placed in the most awkward situations.

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