91短视频

91短视频 will host activist, lawyer and writer Deepa Iyer on Jan. 23 in celebration of Social Justice Awareness Month. 

Iyer is currently a senior fellow at the , where she focuses on equity and solidarity. With 15 years of racial and immigrant-focused work in both the government and nonprofit sector, Iyer has spent years studying issues related to post-9/11 America, civil rights, immigration, and social change movements led by immigrants and people of color. 

She is the author of “We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Mulsim and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future,” which won an American Book Award in 2016 and was selected by the American Librarians Association’s Booklist for a top 10 multicultural non-fiction ranking. In addition, Iyer has had several editorials published in various publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Al-Jazeera American, and The Nation. 

Deepa Iyer’s presentation will take place Jan. 23 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the University Union room 1001 B. For more information about Iyer,