Past Events (U.S.)

Elementary, middle and high schools

“Diversity Becomes You”
Diversity Speaker Series (11 and 12 year-olds)
P.S/I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs- New York City
Racial and media literacy educator
2021

"Arts-Based Racial Literacy (Three-Workshop) Series"
2nd-Grade Independent School Classroom
The Allen-Stevenson School - New York City
Teaching Artist
2020

“Writing Different Differenter”
Uptown Arts Summer Camp (6- to 7-year-olds)
Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Comunitaria - New York City
Visiting Author
2020

“My Skin Color Thumbprint Art”
SAYA Summer Camp (5- to 11-year-olds)
South Asian Youth Activists - Houston
Arts-Based Racial Literacy Workshop
2020

“Leaf Printing: A Hands-on Workshop about Skin Colors”
Children’s Workshop in the Park (4- to-9-year-olds)
Bennett Park - Washington Heights, NY
Art Workshop
2019

“Colorism and Media Literacy”
Digital Storytelling Middle School Cohort
I.S. 340 North Star Academy - Brooklyn, NY
Different Differenter Book Discussion
2017

“Colorism in Our Communities”
Restorative Justice High School Group
Yes Prep Northbrook High School - Houston
Visiting Speaker
2017

Higher education

“Colorism in Digital Media”
BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation & Visual Effects
School of Visual Arts - New York City
Interactive Presentation and Workshop
2020

“Understanding Colorism”
Youth Doc Workshop Program
Educational Video Center - New York City
Interactive Discussion
2020

“Colorism 101: Media Literacy Education”
Media Literacy Undergraduate Class
Brooklyn College - Brooklyn, NY
Interactive Discussion
2019

“Understanding Colo(u)rism in Media: In India and Beyond”
Media, Culture, and Power of International Communication Post-Graduate Class
The New School - New York City
Interactive Discussion
2017

Thought leadership and creative spaces

"Habits for creativity, organization, productivity & working when times are hard"
Parenting Journalists Conference
Parenting Journalists Society
Panel moderator
2021

“Dismantling Colorism”
Leaders of Color – New York Cohort
Education Reform Now - New York City
Interactive Presentation (Virtual)
2020

“Blackface/Whiteface”
Uptown Winter Art Stroll
Cornerstone STUDIOS - New York City
Participating Media Maker
2019

“Colorism in the Indian Diaspora and at Home”
Share Our Secrets Cohort 5
The Houstonian Hotel - Houston
Interactive Discussion
2017

“Understanding Colo(u)rism: A Workshop”
14th Annual Allied Media Conference
Wayne State University - Detroit
Interactive Workshop
2013

“My Skin Color, My Media and I”
TEDxWomen Sugar Land 2012
Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land, TX
TEDx Talk
2012

Community and social justice organizations

“Why Shouldn’t We Talk about Colorism?”
2nd Brown Bodies Bold Stories
DAYA: Empowering South Asian Survivors of Abuse - Houston
Keynote Speech
2020

“Socio-Cultural Associations with ‘Dark’ Skin”
Sunday Adult Discussion Series
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Thoreau-Stafford Campus - Houston
Interactive Discussion
2013