Appearances

“Is the United States a Religiously Pluralistic Nation?”
Invited Presentation
Connecticut Council for Interreligious Understanding & Hartford Seminary

May 2008

South Asian American students: What teachers and administrators need to know,
Invited Presentation

April 2008

Race, Religion and Culture in the U.S.
Keynote

February 2008

Religion in Schools
Selected Workshop
Connecticut Chapter of National Association of Multicultural Education.

October 2007

Racism and Indian American Students
Selected Paper
American Educational Research Association

April 2007

"New Roots" Book Talk
Invited
Northwestern University Department of Sociology

April 2007

"New Roots" Book Talk
Invited
Fairleigh Dickinson University

March 2007

Talking about Religious Oppression and Unpacking Christian Privilege
Selected Full day Pre-Conference Institute
National Association of Multicultural Educators

November 2006

Religion & South Asian Americans, Member of Panel on the Future Direction of South Asian American Studies
Invited
Association of Asian American Studies

November 2006

Multiple and Varied: Connecting Transnational Lives
Invited
Thirty-fifth Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference

October 2006

"New Roots" Book Talk
Invited
Fairleigh Dickinson University

October 2006

"New Roots"  Book Talk
Invited
Catholic and Jesuit Identity Lecture Series

October 2006

Racialization of Religion in US Schools
Selected Paper
American Educational Research Association

April 2006

Talking about Religious Oppression and Unpacking Christian Privilege
Invited ½ day Pre-Conference Institute
National Association of Multicultural Educators

November 2005

Scholars of Color and Positions of Power,
Panel Member
Asian Pacific Americans and Religion Research Initiative (APARRI), Rooted and Reaching: Contextualizing Pacific and Asian North American Religion

August 2005

Invited participant to "The Summit on the Status of Asian Pacific Islanders in Education"
Convened by National Education Association

January 2005

A Model of South Asian American Social Service: Mentoring Immigrant Youth
Chair and Discussant
Association of Asian American Studies

March 2004

Religious Diversity Can Bring People Together
Invited Speaker
The NCCJ Newark Youth and Community Summit "Overcoming Urban Challenges"

January 2004

Desis in Dixie: Indian American Experiences of Religion and Race in Atlanta
Selected Paper
American Academy of Religion

November 2003

Messages about Religion and Language from Bollywood Films
Selected Paper
Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS)

May 2003

The Intersections of race, ethnicity and religion in Indian America
Invited Guest Speaker
Yale University

February 2003

Asian American Studies and Education: We Need More Teachers
Plenary Panel Speaker
Asian Pacific American Race and Religion Initiative

November 2002

Teaching Asian American Studies immediately following September 11th 2001
Selected Panel Presentation
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education

November 2002

Drawing outside the Lines: Extending the Boundaries of Asian North American Religions
Presider
Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society Group at the American Academy of Religion

November 2002

The Role of Religion in Ethnic Identity Development in Second-generation Indian Americans
Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS)
Selected Paper

April 2002

Experiences of Religious Discrimination in the Ethnic Identity Development of Second-Generation Indian Americans
Asian Pacific American Race and Religion Initiative
Selected Paper

August 2001

The Role of Mentoring in promoting Asian American Student Activism
Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS)
Selected Paper

November 2000

The Need for Mentoring Programs for South Asian American Youth
Guest Lecturer

October 2000

South Asian American Immigrants and Religion
Asian Pacific American Race and Religion Initiative
Chair

June 2000

The Other²: South Asian American Students in Education Selected Paper
National Association of Multicultural Educators
Selected Paper

November 1999

Immigrant Children: Education's Impact on Ethnic Identity Development
Guest Lecturer

April 1999

Building Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS), 13th National Conference
Selected Paper

April 1999

Antisemitism and Homophobia
Guest Lecturer

March 1999

Asian American and African American Students: Mirror Images & Parallel Experiences
Teachers College 11th Annual Winter Roundtable: Race and Racism in Education and Psychology
Selected Presentation

February 1999

Asian American Racial/Ethnic Identity Development
Guest Lecturer

October 1997

South Asian American Racial Identity Development
Invited Lecturer

September 1997

Our Educational Environment: An Intergroup Dialogue Between Students of Color and White Students
Workshop

May 1994

Activist or Pacifists?
Selected Speaker
Leadership Seminar for Asian American Student Leaders

June 1991