Conference Program

Breakfast and Registration
8:30AM – 9:00AM

Greetings
9:00AM – 9:15AM

• 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
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
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

Lunch
12:45AM – 2:00PM

Session 3
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
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