South Asian Identity Week 2007
Friday, November 9
South Asian Identity Week Kick-Off Celebration!
Convocation Speaker: Deepa Iyer, Executive Director of S.A.A.L.T. (South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow)
Co-sponsored by the TWC!
Location: List 120
Time: 7-9 PM
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu
Bringing Back the BEAT
South Asian Identity Week Kick-Off Dance!
Co-sponsored by Brown Badmaash, Brown SASA, and the Late Night Fund
Location: Andrews Dining Hall
Time: 9:30 PM – 1 AM
Entrance is free but donations are highly encouraged. All proceeds are going to S.A.A.L.T.
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu + Priyan_Chandraratna@brown.edu + Vivek_Buch@brown.edu
Sunday, November 11
Let Us Hear Your Awaaz
Come hear Awaaz contributors read their pieces and showcase their work.
Co-sponsored by Awaaz
Location: Sayles Hall
Time: 1-4 PM
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu + Nisha_Mirani@brown.edu
Tuesday, November 13
The Sexless Asian: Panel on Asian/Asian-American Sexuality
Panel Discussion and Q&A with respected Asian Studies professors from across the nation as well as members of Boston MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association).
Co-sponsored by AAHM
Location: MacMillan 115
Time: 7-9 PM
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu + Beeni_Mathew@brown.edu + Caitlin_Ho@brown.edu
Wednesday, November 14
Digging South After Brown: South Asian Alumni Panel
Panel presentation and Q&A with Brown Alums, Chitra Ganesh ’96, Kartik Venkatesh ’05, Kavita Kumar ‘00
Location: Kassar House: Foxboro Auditorium
Time: 7-9 PM
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu
Thursday, November 15
SAWC Dinner and Discussion
Co-sponsored by SAWC and SDWC
A dinner to recognize and bring together South Asian women, both students and professors, from across campus.
Location: Petterruti Conference Room
Time: 5-7 PM
Contact: Reshmagar@brown.edu + Tara_Gonsalves@brown.edu
Move Screening and Discussion: From Dust
Synopsis (as taken from SAIFF website): The filmmaker's investigative journey reveals the horrible way the Sri Lankan government handled the tsunami crisis by showing how the government taxed humanitarian aid and forbid the American soldiers deployed to the island from rebuilding a single home.
Location: Barus and Holley Room 168
Time: 8-10 PM
Contact: Reshmagar@brown.edu
Friday, November 16
South Asian Identity Week Closing Convocation!
An amazing end to an amazing week with New York based activist South Asian band, JUNGLI who will perform throughout the night.
Location: Salomon 101
Time: 7 PM-10 PM
Contact: Reshma_Ramachandran@brown.edu
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Special Thanks to: Jennifer Soroko, Dean Karen McLaurin-Chesson, Anne Marie Ponte, the wonderful steering committee, Donna Hustler, Diane Chouinard, Shelley Adriance, Laura Assara, Sherrie Khadanga, Richa Bhatnagar, Priyan Chandraratna, the SASA E-board, Tara Gonsalves, SAWC, Nisha Marani, Jhale Ali, Awaaz, Beeni Mathew, Caitlin Ho, Janine Kwoh, Rahul Keerthi, Kenny Sambour, Paroan Surangkanarom, Dean Kisa Takesue, Media Services, MPCs & MPC Friends, TWC staffers, University Finance Board, University Scheduling Office, Kiauntee Murray, Minjamin Wu, Caitlin Browne, Soyoung Park, and all my other friends and family who helped me through this time.
Thank you to all who made this year's SAIW possible through their generous contributions and support:
Office of Institutional Diversity, Office of the Champlain and Religious Life, Dean of the College, Office of Residential Life, Center for Language Studies, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, Third World Center, Undergraduate Financial Board, Office of Campus Life and Student Services, Alumni Relations, Center for Language Studies, Ethnic Studies Department
Programmer: Reshma Ramachandran ‘09
Calendar Design and Artwork: Shruti Parekh ‘10
