Ep#05: Tasmea Mahmud - A biochemistry major finds her true calling in designing children's books

Across Her Table Podcast

English - May 09, 2020 09:41 - 24 minutes - 23 MB
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Tasmea Mahmud is a Bangladeshi-Canadian who majored in biochemistry from the University of Toronto. Listen to her talk about finding her passion for writing and illustrating children's books. She now owns her own company wishuponmystory.com- serving the niche market of personalized storybooks for Muslim kids.
Hear her talk about how necessary representation in literature is for children of visible minorities. Do send in your comments or feedback about this episode by tweeting them to @acrosshertable or e-mailing them at [email protected] or send us a voice message at http://www.anchor.fm/acrosshertable/message
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Music credit: 'Storybook' by Scott Holmes & 'Once Upon a Time" by Audiobinger