Media & Community Engagement

A selection of Sienna Tolani's literacy, storytelling, and community-centered work.

Featured

National Reading Month Feature

During National Reading Month, Sienna Tolani participated in literacy initiatives with the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx, celebrating the power of books and storytelling.

Hosted by: KHCC / Our CASA
Bronx, New York

Experiences like these helped shape Sienna's work as the author of Twice Home — a children's book exploring identity, belonging, and growing up between Mumbai and New York.

About Sienna

Author

Creator of Twice Home, a children's book about living between two cultures — Mumbai and New York.

Editor

Editor of student publications focused on culture, current events, and amplifying women's voices.

Community Storyteller

Engages in literacy-centered work that encourages young readers and celebrates identity through books.

Author Reading

Bal Vihar, Chinmaya Mission New York

Sienna's first author reading — sharing Twice Home with the young students of Bal Vihar, Chinmaya Mission New York. An afternoon of storytelling, questions, and book signings that brought the story of belonging to life.

Hosted by: Chinmaya Mission New York
New York

From the Event

Sienna signing books
Sienna with students
Sienna holding book open
Full classroom reading
Sienna showing book to kids
Sienna chatting with students
Students at Bal Vihar
Sienna with young readers
Book reading moment
Students listening
Bal Vihar reading event
Kids lined up for books

Discover the book that started it all.