The Moment I Saw Myself on Screen: How Representation in Media Shaped My Identity
Growing up as the child of immigrants, I often felt like I was living in two worlds. At home, I was surrounded by the traditions, language, and expectations of my Bangladeshi heritage. But outside, in school or with friends, I was immersed in the culture of America—a world that often felt vastly different from the one I knew at home. I would flip through the pages of books or scroll through TV channels, desperately searching for characters or stories that resembled my experiences, only to find that they were few and far between. That is, until one day, an episode of the popular television show Master of None changed everything.
