Kumail Nanjiani on why 'Little America,' a show about immigrants, is political even if it's not trying to be

Kumail Nanjiani on why 'Little America,' a show about immigrants, is political even if it's not trying to be. - NBCAsianAmerica

Hardworking mom Ai grapples with motherhood and her own identity on an Alaskan cruise in "Little America" on Apple TV +.While the executive producer has said in the past that the show isn’t meant to be a political statement, he noted that by fleshing out different immigrant narratives, “Little America” will, perhaps unintentionally, make a point.

One episode looks at a Chinese immigrant’s relationship to motherhood and identity while taking her children on an Alaskan cruise. Another delves into the story of a Nigerian student who connects to the country through cowboy culture. There’s also a piece about a 12-year-old whose parents, who are facing deportation, go back to India, leaving the boy to run their motel business. The series doesn’t shy away from specific cultural references or sprinkling foreign language throughout the episodes.

The stories also lean into the trauma of the immigrant experience. Though the episodes offer a muted, hopeful spirit throughout, the sequence of events aren’t always happy. Instead, the series is peppered with a complicated mix of both devastation and optimism that immigrants so often confront. Pain, Nanjiani says, is necessary to produce profound art because of the universality of the emotion.

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