2023 Chandni Kumar Annual Lecture on Asian Americans and Activism ft. Dr. Sam Vong and Thakur Mishra

"Storytelling as Activism: The Bhutanese Diaspora and the Politics of Documenting Displacement"
During this year's CKAL, Dr. Binod Paudyal, AAST Lecturer, will join in a conversation between Dr. Sam Vong, Curator of Asian Pacific American History, and Thakur Mishra, Executive Editor at the Bhutan News Service.

The three will touch upon community engagement within South Asian America and Bhutanese refugee communities in particular, public history, and how to bridge the work of local storytellers with cultural institutions like the Smithsonian.

Thursday, April 13, 2023
5:30–7pm with reception to follow
Susquehanna Hall 1120
RSVP for in-person or virtual: go.umd.edu/AASTCKAL2023