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Kiran Misra

Kiran Misra

Kiran Misra is a journalist, policy researcher, and organizer working for the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy. She is also a recent graduate of the MPP program at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, where she primarily researched and wrote about Chicago's criminal justice system and South Asian culture across America.



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Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) speaks during a news conference following the passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)

“Redemption on the Cheap”: Will Anti-Asian Hate Crime Legislation Work?

As the House prepares to pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, experts fear that it might do little to curb violence against Asian Americans.

Kiran Misra
President Donald J. Trump and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley arrive Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, to the UN Headquarters in New York City, where they participated in the Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

How Nikki Haley Rose Through Republican Ranks

The Punjabi American, who was South Carolina’s youngest governor, has the unparalleled ability to adapt to her party’s changing winds.

Kiran Misra
Lawmakers, community organizations, and unions — including Pramila Jayapal — gathered in 2017 on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to voice concerns about the Trump administration’s budget. (AFGE)

Pramila Jayapal Goes Against the Grain

The first Indian American woman in the U.S. House is not afraid to fight for progressive policies.

Kiran Misra
Chicago’s Devon Avenue corridor has long been the Midwestern city’s South Asian hub. (Steve Browne & John Verkleir)

The South Asian Americans Left Behind

The U.S. CARES Act left many non-citizens ineligible for stimulus checks. The HEROES Act could change the conversation.

Kiran Misra
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (left) speaks beside Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a news conference addressing the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 17, 2020. (Matt Dunham/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

The Unexpected Rise of Rishi Sunak

U.K. citizens are finding comfort in the Chancellor’s well-informed nerdiness during an uncertain time.

Kiran Misra
President Donald J. Trump listens to a reporter’s question after announcing a national emergency to further combat the Coronavirus outbreak, at a news conference Friday, March 13, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Seema Verma and the #DesiWallofShame

The U.S. coronavirus task force member is the latest Indian American to receive flak, for her work in the Trump administration dismantling federal healthcare systems.

Kiran Misra
Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kiran Misra)

How America’s Oldest Mosque Became an Icon of the Midwest

The Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has weathered it all — the Great Depression, floods, and the rise in global anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Kiran Misra