<p><strong>Welcome to Season 2 of Model Minority: Uniquely American! </strong></p>
<p>As the launch of Season 2, we sit down with <a href="https://g.co/kgs/AmZGG4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sameer Gadhia</a>, lead singer of <a href="https://g.co/kgs/9kgW1t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Young the Giant</a>, to discuss his heritage, thoughts on the American Dream, and the meaning behind the album American Bollywood. </p>
<p>When Sameer Gadhia and his bandmates started the band Young the Giant, few people in the alternative rock music industry knew of the influence of South Asian culture and rhythms on the genre. Since then, Young the Giant has released major hits such as <a href="https://youtu.be/UAsTlnjvetI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cough Syrup</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/NytGzDhMnA0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Silvertounge</a>, and <a href="https://youtu.be/KWWRGmWKkfI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mind Over Matter</a>, played shows at festivals like Summerfest & Lollapalooza, and <a href="https://youtu.be/CRXBZ8F3Ff0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live</a>.</p>
<p>As the child of Indian immigrants, Sameer Gadhia grew up like many of us - caught between his two identities. He left Stanford University in order to forge his own path in music, one that stems from a long history of musicians in his family. With the band's latest album, <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lhILncIh8ngYUMtjPlp9hyO-VT9Q2zz-U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">American Bollywood</a>, Sameer has shed a direct light on his culture and background, and in the process, gave so many third-culture kids a home within his music. </p>
<p>Check out <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/young-the-giant-sameer-gadhia-rock-music-whitewashed-1141930/">Sameer's Op-Ed in The Rolling Stones Magazine</a> that we referenced in the episode.</p>
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