Lecturer, Asian American Studies Department
Office: EP 211
Phone: 415-692-3410
Email: simmy@sfsu.edu
2016 Year of first appointment in Asian American Studies
Education
PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology
MA, California Institute of Integral Studies, Asian and Comparative Studies
BA, Pennsylvania State University, Journalism
Courses Taught
AAS 540 South Asians in the United States
AAS 213 Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions
AAS 541 South Asian Diaspora
ETHS 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Honors, Awards, and Grants
2008 and 2009
California Institute of Integral Studies Annual Institute Scholarship
2007
Union Bank Diversity Scholarship for Doctoral Studies
2004-2006
California Institute of Integral Studies Diversity Scholarship for Doctoral Studies
2002-2004
California Institute of Integral Studies Diversity Scholarship for Masters of Arts Studies
Research Interests
South Asian studies; radical race politics; political solidarity and resistance, youth organizing and arts activism; social movement histories and movement relevant theory
Current Community Involvement
Asians for Black Lives, Member
Bay Area Solidarity Summer (South Asian activist youth camp), Core Organizer
United Roots (youth community center) Co-Founder/Senior Advisor and past Co-Executive Director
Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, Member
Vak Choir, Board Member
Selected Publications
2015
“Which Side Are You On?: Black and South Asian American Youth, Solidarity Activism, and New Generation Politics,” PhD diss., California Institute of Integral Studies, 2015.
2013
“United States of Dissent: Converging Political Imaginaries of the Ghadarites and Black Panthers,” SAMAR: South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection, issue 41, October 23, 2013.
2008
“War Harvest: Can There Be Such A Thing As A Post-Conflict Society?,” Catamaran: South Asian American Writing, vol. 15, Thames Printing Company, Inc., Norwich, CT: Winter 2008.