Storytelling as Activism: The Bhutanese Diaspora and the Politics of Documenting Displacement

During this year's Chandni Kumar Annual Lecture on Asian Americans and activism, Dr. Binod Paudyal, AAST Lecturer, will join in a conversation with 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.