Mini Conference: South Asian American Invisibility
Virtual
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Organized by Professors Prema Kurien (Syracuse University) and Nazli Kibria (Boston University), this timely full day virtual mini-conference approaches the issue of invisibility among South Asian Americans through themes such as boundaries, queerness, gender, race, class, transnationalism, immigration and religion. The virtual mini-conference also features a professional mentorship panel on navigating academia along with several informal opportunities for participants to discuss shared concerns.
Panel 1: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Intersections of Religion and Race among South Asian Americans
Shruti Devgan “Between You and Me: Religious Identity and Boundary-Making/Breaking Between Researchers and Participants.”
Manu Multani (co-authors Karmine Kaur, Manmit Singh, Prabhdeep Singh Kehal, Sukhmony Brar), “(Re)thinking through Duality: Researcher Reflections of Creating while Participating in a Sikh LGBTQIA+ Archive.”
Debadatta Chakraborty “Hindutva and Hinduphobia: Transnational authoritarianism, gendered-racialized youth mobilization and nationalist politics of the Indian diaspora in the US.”
Respondent:
Prema Kurien (Syracuse University)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Informal Conversation Time
Panel 2: 12:30PM -2:00 PM
Navigating Academia as a South Asian American (Mentoring Panel)
Ali Chaudhary (Rutgers University),
Jyoti Puri (Simmons University),
Arun Hendi (Princeton University)
Ranita Ray (University of New Mexico),
Moderator:
Bandana Purkayastha (University of Connecticut)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Informal Conversation time
Panel 3: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Intersections of Race and Religion among South Asian Americans
Diditi Mitra “Sikh immigrant identity: at the intersection of race, religion and socioeconomic location.”
Maheen Haider “From 9/11 to Travel Bans: The High-Skilled and Religiously Problematic Muslims.”
Respondent:
Pallavi Banerjee (University of Calgary)
Category
Social Science and Public Policy
Type
Virtual
Region
Virtual
Open to
Public
Organizers
MAX-Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, MAX-South Asia Center
Accessibility
Contact Matthew H. Baxter to request accommodations
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