The Boundaries of Asian-ness and Their Impacts on the Movement to #StopAsianHate

The Boundaries of Asian-ness and Their Impacts on the Movement to #StopAsianHate [article image]

When: Wed, Jan 24 2024 2:00pm - Wed, Jan 24 2024 3:15pm 

Where: Communication and Journalism 119

Professor Eguchi’s COMM1996 Intro to Asian American Studies

Join course COMM1996 for the first talk in our Speaker Series!

Wednesday January 24, 2024

2:00-3:15 pm

Location: CJ 119 (Communication and Journalism Bldg)

The Boundaries of Asian-ness and Their Impacts on the Movement to #StopAsianHate

Dr. Sharan Kaur Mehta (she,her)

Dr. Mehta is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology & Criminology and the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice at the University of New Mexico.

Her talk will include an overview of her work as a sociologist and scholar of Asian American studies, her personal background, and findings from her research centering the identities, lived experiences, and collective action efforts of religiously diverse (with a focus on Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu) South Asians in Texas.

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