Appearances

Indians in America: Lost Legacies and Contemporary Complexities
Invited Public Lecture @ 2pm
Middlesex County Office of Culture & Heritage

22 October 2016

The Construction of Race
Invited Public Lecture @ 7pm
The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race

19 September 2016

Introduction to Antibias Education
Workshop
School District of South Orange/Maplewood

30 August 2016

2016 Democratic National Convention
Delegate

27 July 2016

2016 Teaching and Learning Colloquy for Mid-Career Asian/Asian North American Religion and Theology Faculty
4 day program (18-22 July 2016)

18 July 2016

Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice
4 day program (14-17 June 2016).
New York State Association of Independent Schools

14 June 2016

Racial Identity Development and the Legal Context
Invited Presenter
New Jersey State Bar Association

19 May 2016

New Research Directions on Asian American Religions
Panel Chair
Association of Asian American Studies Annual Meeting

29 April 2016

Talking to your Children about Race
Invited Presenter
Community Coalition on Race

19 April 2016

Privilege & Pluralism: Understanding Asian American Religions
Part of a working group organized by the Centre for Contemporary Religion

07 December 2015

2015 Academic Convocation Address
Invited to address the FDU faculty and students as the academic year begins

16 September 2015

A Public Lecture on the Beyond Bollywood Travelling Exhibit (Smithsonian)
Invited Speaker

06 June 2015

Race in America: Past, Present & Future
Invited Speaker
New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Convention

14 May 2015

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and STEM Programs
Invited Speaker
Computer Science Talent Advancement Program

24 February 2015

Understanding the place of Indian Americans in US Immigration History
Invited Panel Member
Indian Business Association of New Jersey

18 December 2014

Race in America: Myth versus Reality
Invited Speaker

24 November 2014

Racial Identities in America: Myth versus Reality
Invited Speaker

15 October 2014

Goldstein Lecture on Prejudice and Prejudice Reduction
Invited Speaker
Department of Psychology, Rider University

08 October 2014

RACE - The Power of an Illusion: A film and community discussion
Invited to present by The Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns for Vicinage XIII Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties

15 May 2014

Amerasia Special Issue: Asian American Religions in Globalized World
Roundtable Discussion
Association of Asian American Studies

18 April 2014

Diving into the Pew Data: Diversity of Traditions within Indian America
Paper Presentation
Association of Asian American Studies

18 April 2014

BAPS Annual Women’s Conference
Invited, Closing Speaker

22 March 2014

The “White Hindu” phenomenon: A Symposium of Sanatana Dharma, Race and Identity
Invited Speaker, Princeton University, Religious Life

05 October 2013

The Future of Race
Invited Panel Member
International Festival of Arts and Ideas

16 June 2013

Where we came from and Where we are going
Keynote Presentation
Bergen County Educational Association’s Annual Meeting

06 March 2013

Advocating for your children in US public Schools
Community Presentation

March 2013

Session Title: “Reimagining Race, Ethnicity, and Religion among Jews and Hindus in North America”
Selected Presentation

19 November 2012

Meeting convened by Hindu American Seva Charities and the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

20 April 2012

“The Role of Hinduism in the Indian Diaspora in the United States”
Conference: India Diaspora: Inter Linkage & Synergy

12 January 2012

Improbable Southerners: Asian Americans in the South
Chair and Plenary Panel Presenter: Standing up and Speaking out: Hindu Americans and Christian Normativity in Metro Atlanta

01 April 2011

“The Indian Diaspora in the United States: Trends and Challenges”,
Guest Lectures

04 January 2011

“The Second Generation: Connections & Disconnections in the Indian American Diaspora”
Invited Plenary Speaker
The International Conference on Celebrating 50 years of Swarnim Gujarat and the role of Gujarati Diaspora

02 January 2011

Improbable Southerners: Asian Americans in the South
Plenary Panel
Association of Asian American Studies

18 April 2010

“Religion and Diaspora” Invited paper for Special Topics Forum,
Annual Meeting

07 November 2009

“Spaces and Places: Globalization and You”
Keynote Speaker
University Honors Program Annual Reception

21 October 2009

Religion Newswriters Association,
Invited Panel Member

12 September 2009

Diversity Round Table
Keynote Speaker
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

25 April 2009

Racialization of Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism in the United States, invited for the Plenary on Emerging Trends and Developments related to New Forms and Manifestations of Racism and Xenophobia at the Programme for the Roundtable Meeting ‘Racism in the OSCE Region: Old Issues, New Challenges to commemorate events for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination sponsored by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

19 March 2009

Multiculturalism in the U.S.
Invited Presentation
American Association of University Women

November 2008

The Intersection of race, religion, and ethnicity in the U.S.
Invited Presentation

November 2008