A  South Asia from Asia Interdisciplinary Initiatives event was held on 19th March, featuring Dr. Tina Shrestha discussing her new monograph, titled “Surviving the Sanctuary City: Asylum-Seeking Work in Nepali New York” Dr. Shrestha, an academic author and ethnographer affiliated with Waseda University, explored the production of migrant labor and suffering through asylum enforcement in her book. Additionally, she delved into the cultural logic of suffering and provided a fresh perspective on this form of precarious labor. It’s worth noting that her book received an honorable mention for the 2023 Shelley Fisher Fishkin Book Prize.

Speaker:  Dr. Tina Shrestha (Waseda University)

Date: Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Venue: Leung Kau Kui Building, LG7, CUHK