The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Time: 5pm to 7pm Place: City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan – NAC Ballroom Free – Open to the Public In this talk, based on her new book The Limits of Whiteness (2017, Stanford University Press), sociologist Neda Maghbouleh shares the under-theorized and sometimes heartbreaking story of … Read more

Rethinking Feminist Ideals: The Voices of Asian American Women

The study of Asian-American women’s experience is in a relatively nascent stage despite both an established base of feminist thought centered on Asian-American women and current efforts by young Asian-American women to achieve standing as individuals and as members of a unique gender and racially-based minority in the U.S.   This lecture will discuss how … Read more