South Asians in LIS
SJSU iSchool’s Celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month
Please join the San José State University School of Information for our symposium on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month presented in collaboration with the AANHPI iSchool Student Group at SJSU.
AGENDA
Welcome (10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time)
- Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD: Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool
The Missing Stories: An Introduction to South Asian America (10:05 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Pacific Time)
- Samip Mallick: Co-founder and Executive Director, South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
Telling the Hard Stories: Representing South Asian Memories (10:25 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time)
- Hema Panesar: Registrar, University of Southern California (USC) Pacific Asia Museum
Privileged but Underrepresented: Creating Space for South Asian Voices in Silicon Valley (10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Pacific Time)
- Mantra Roy: Community Engagement Librarian, SJSU King Library
Panel Discussion (11:05 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Pacific Time)
Moderated by Tarunjot
Chahal, Vice Chair, AANHPI iSchool Student
Group.
- Samip Mallick: Co-founder and Executive Director, South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)
- Hema Panesar: Registrar, University of Southern California (USC) Pacific Asia Museum
- Mantra Roy: Community Engagement Librarian, SJSU King Library
Concluding Remarks (11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time)