Conference on Caribbean Asians: The Journey Continues – Program

9:30 AM – Registration

9:45 AM – Greetings

• Dr. Nehru E. Cherukupalli; Interim Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY
• Dr. Harold Robertson; Consul General, Trinidad & Tobago Consulate-New York

Topic: Managing the Bridges between the Caribbean and New York City, Enclaves Not So Far Removed

10:00 AM

• Mr. Rohit Jagessar; Historian, Producer, Director, Principal-RBC Radio

Topic: An Overview of Caribbean Asian life in the Caribbean and New York City: Who, What, When, Where and Why?

10:40 AM – Session 1: The Caribbean Asians, Perspectives of Caribbean Existence

• Dr. Walton Look Lai; Retired Professor of History, Author
  University of the West Indies-St. Augustine
  Rutgers University-Newark
  City University of New York

Topic: Chinese Migration to the Caribbean

10:45 AM

• Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh; Professor of History, University of the West Indies-St, Augustine

Topic: Indians in Trinidad & Tobago: Then and Now

11:00 AM

• Ms. Ramin Ganeshram; Journalist, Chef, Author, Editor-in-Chief: Canvas

Topic: Food: The Recipe to Cultural Understanding

11:30 AM – Q&A

12:00 PM – Lunch
Catered by Sybil’s Caribbean Restaurant and Bakery

1:00 PM – Session 2: The NYC/American Diaspora, Challenges and Opportunities

Facilitator: Dr. Alina Camacho-Gingerich; Director, Committee on Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), St. John’s University

• Dr. Gary Girdhari; Editor & Publisher, Guyana Journal (NYC), Formerly Professor, University of Guyana

Topic: Cultural Dissonance, the NYC Diaspora

1:30 PM

• Mr. Albert Baldeo, Esq.; Attorney-at-Law

Topic: The Need For Political Empowerment of Indo-Caribbean Communities and Challenges Associated Therewith

1:50 PM

• Mr. Deo Gosine; Principal-Amatech Corp, Indo-Caribbean Advocate

2:00 PM

• Mr. Glenn Magpantay, Esq.; Staff Attorney, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

Topic: Indo-Caribbean Voting Patterns and Political Opinions

2:10 PM

• Hon. John Liu;New York City Councilman, District 20-Flushing

2:20 PM

• Mr. Prakash Singh; Director, GEICA-Guyanese east Indian Civic Association

2:30 PM – Q&A

3:00 PM – Cultural Segment

• Mr. Terry Gajraj; World renowned Chutney recording artist
• Ghungaroos Dance Company
• Dheeraj Jayaram, Choreographer, Indo-Caribbean dance & choreography-Chutney and Film
• Mr. Sham Rampersad; Recording Musician & Instrumentalist

3:45 PM – Reception