Date: Friday, March 19, 2004
Time: 8:30AM to 4:00PM

Place: Baruch College, CUNY
17 Lexington Avenue (Corner of 23rd Street), Manhattan
Room A306 - Skylight Room

Transcript

• Parmatma Saran, Professor, Sociology, Baruch College, CUNY

• Betty Lee Sung, Chairperson, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY

• Russell K. Hotzler, Vice Chancellor for Academic Program Planning, CUNY

Session 1 - Transcript
9:15AM - 10:30AM  

Presider: Thomas Tam, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY

• Sambhavi Lakshminarayanan, Professor, School of Business, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
  Topic: “Creating a Place for Your Child and Family in the School Community—a Guide for Minority Parents”

• Mahbudul Joarder, Attorney at Law & Educationalist
  Topic: "Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Immigrant Students in New York"

• Discussion

Session 2 - Transcript
10:30AM - 12:45PM 

Presider: Betty Lee Sung, Chairperson, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY

• Parmatma Saran, Professor, Sociology, Baruch College, CUNY
  Topic: "Some Sociological Observations Concerning Asian Indians"

• Minhaj Qidwai, Contributing Editor, South Asian Insider
  Topic: "Experiences of Immigrants from Pakistan"

• Moinuddin Naser, Journalist, Bangla Patrika
  Topic: "Bangladeshi Immigrants and Their Security Perception"

• Pyong Gap Min, Professor, Sociology, Queens College, CUNY
  Topic: "Religion, Host Hostility, and Religious, Ethnic and Pan-Ethnic Identities Among South Asian College Students"

• Discussion

Session 3 - Transcript
2:00PM - 3:00PM

Presider: Rohit Parikh, Distinguished Professor, Computer Science, Brooklyn College, CUNY

• Wali Mondal, Associate Professor, Business, University of Redlands, California
  Topic: "The Market for Microedit - Old Wine in New Bottle"

• Vinit Parmar, Assistant Professor, Film, Brooklyn College, CUNY
  Topic: "Health and Environmental Issues in the Tannery and Textile Industries"

• Discussion

Session 4 - Transcript
3:00PM - 4:00PM

Presider: Meena Alexander, Distinguished Professor, English, Hunter College, CUNY

• Siona Benjamin, Painter
  Topic: "Finding Home and the Dilemma of Belonging"

• Jaskiran Mathur, SAKHI for South Asian Women
  Topic: "Empowerment - The SAHKI Experience"
  
  
• Sunita Peacock, Assistant Professor, English, Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania
  Topic: "The Negotiation of Space: Interrogating Identity in the Lives of South Asian/Indians"

• Discussion

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Conference Chairperson:

Parmatma Saran

Conference Committee: Meena Alexander, Pyong Gap Min, Rohit Parikh, Thomas Tam

Conference Coordinator: Nick Feng

Contact Info:

Tel: 212-869-0182
Fax: 212-869-0181
E-Mail: info@aaari.info