Asian Americans: Expanding Voice in Civil Rights
August 19, 2013
Hosted by Sharon E. Davis
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Episode Description
September 11th put many South Asians under a spotlight colored by race and sometimes religion. This isn’t the first time Asian Americans were targets. The Japanese internment or incarceration camps during WWII rarely surface as racism in the USA. How many know who Vincent Chin was, and how the hate violence against him inspired a whole generation of Asian American activists? The presence of Asian Americans in Civil Rights movements has long been here, however, the expansion of a larger community voice is emerging across many of the ethnic Asian American groups. South Asians from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka among other countries of origin are building community awareness and relationships to help end racism here. What are the key issues facing Asian Americans today and some strategies and hopes? Join Ms. Deepa Iyer, Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and Chair of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) and see.
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Sharon E. Davis
Sharon is a founding member of the Institute for Healing of Racism in 1987. She has conducted International Dialogue Racism sessions in Mmabato, South Africa, and facilitated a Public Seminar on Cultural and Tribal Unity in Gabaronne, Botswana, and conflict resolution in China. She was interviewed by McNeil/Lehrer Newshour for the “Healing Racism in America” segment.
Sharon served as an International Institute and U.S Immigration Services speaker and MC at Swearing-in Ceremonies for new Americans, a regular TV panelist on “Interfaith Odyssey”, and Advisor and former Executive Director at the National Resource Center for Racial Healing which included being a Project Advisor – Diversity for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Saturn Titan Mission.
Whether Sharon is speaking to a boardroom full of executives or a group of seminar participants in South Africa, she applies her professional experiences and formal training to implement cultural change. Sharon has received numerous awards for her work in helping people unite including Spiritual Midwife of the Millennium Award for Cultural Diversity, one of six “Most Influential Black Women Entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit”, “Diversity Champion’s Honor Role” Birmingham Bloomfield Multiracial Community Council, the Houston, Texas Peace Award for Inter-group Understanding, and the TWIN award as one of 29 Outstanding Professional Women in Business and Industry. She has been quoted in several media publications.
Episode Directory
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
- 8/26/2013: Black Panther Baby: Jamal Joseph’s Story Listen Now
- 8/19/2013: Asian Americans: Expanding Voice in Civil Rights Listen Now
- 8/12/2013: Alaska Native Tribes – Guardians of Health Care Listen Now
- 8/5/2013: Safety: When Black and Brown Boys Face Race Listen Now
