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