Sasha Aslanian

An MPR award-winning journalist and correspondent, Sasha Aslanian has reported on issues relating to immigration, same-sex marriage, and child welfare alike. She loves the insight radio journalism offers: “radio has the power of the human voice, which is an incredible asset,” she said. During her session on Speaker day, Aslanian played a few clips of video stories she’s created about teenagers who are immigrants, and living in the US. Recently, Aslanian worked on stories relating to the Hmong population in Minnesota. “I loved being able to hand a microphone to someone who was living a story,” Aslanian said, referring to her love of learning about the intricate, diverse perspectives of the MN population.