hello, i’m
nisa khan
and i am a
reporter




Here are some selected samples of my work published in KQED, Michigan Public, Detroit Free Press and ProPublica. 

July 16, 2025
‘A Death Sentence’: US Denies Parole for Gaza Family of California Resident
KQED

July 14, 2025
How to Be a Valkyries Fan: A Beginner’s Guide to Bay Area WNBA Fandom
KQED

July 7, 2025
When ICE Is Waiting at Immigration Court, What Can Advocates Do?
KQED

June 18, 2025
Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now?
KQED

May 23, 2025
Asian Art Museum's New Exhibit Recounts Experiences From Partition of India and Pakistan
KQED

April 1, 2026
'Let’s Fight Back': 127 Years After Momentous Supreme Court Ruling, San Francisco Honors Wong Kim Ark

February 25, 2025
This Santa Cruz Congressman Received More Than $250,000 From a Powerful Pro-Israel Lobby

November 13, 2024
You're Entitled to an Abortion in California. What Can You Do if You're Denied One?
KQED

October 24, 2024
‘Apocalyptic Horror Movie’: What Bay Area Volunteers Witnessed in Gaza, the West Bank

October 24, 2024
Charli XCX Said ‘Kamala IS Brat.’ 3 Months On, Do Her Bay Area Fans Agree?

September 3, 2024
How the Fandom Vote is Shaping the 2024 Election
KQED

July 29, 2024
In an Oceanside Town, a Woman Fights for Her Family's Survival in Gaza
KQED

June 14, 2024
Why These Queer Pro-Palestinian Advocates Are Calling for a Boycott of SF Pride

June 5, 2024
Applying For Student Aid Was Supposed to Be Easier This Year. It Wasn’t

May 28, 2024
California's Class of 2024 Lags in Student Aid Applications, Data Shows

February 21, 2024
'Do Whatever It Takes': California's Palestinian Americans Seek Safety for Loved Ones in Gaza

March 22, 2023
As housing costs soar, Mich. tenants eye rent control. But there’s a catch.
Michigan Public

November 17, 2022
Detroiters facing unsafe conditions can withhold rent payments. Here’s how one woman put her rent money aside and got to keep it.
Michigan Public

May 17, 2022
“Was this gonna be a death sentence for me?” Inside the pandemic at the Wayne Co. Jail
Michigan Public

February 22, 2022
At least 120 inmates locked up in Wayne County for 18 or more months without trial, conviction
Michigan Public

September 24, 2021
“I will never be a ‘Go Blue’ girl”: Survivors find it hard to trust UM’s efforts to improve sexual assault complaint process
Michigan Public

June 22, 2021
A year after “defund” protests, most large Michigan cities spending more on police, not less
Michigan Public

May 3, 2021
White neighborhoods received PPP loans at twice the rate of Latino communities in metro Detroit
Michigan Public

February 3, 2021
'We Lived It': Mom of 'asthma family' is petrified of COVID-19

December 8, 2020
Michigan passes 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths

August 27, 2020
Where coronavirus cases are increasing — and decreasing — in Michigan

April 11, 2020
Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the pandemic
Detroit Free Press

July 31, 2018
We Found a New Batch of Trump Administration Appointees