Spotlight on Emmen Ahmed (“Emmenjaan” / @emmenjaan)
Training Guidelines for Teachers of South Asian American Students
This is a list of Training Guidelines for Teachers of South Asian American Students. A PDF version of this is available here. 1. Face-to-face training is best. Rationale: Cultural competence and …
On Representation: In Conversation with Sujata Day
Sujata Day, in conversation with ISAASE founder Dr. Punita Rice. Sujata Day (Sarah from Insecure, also the director and star of her own film Cowboy and Indian, and actress in …
3 Questions to Spark Courageous Conversations
Here are three “Questions & Topics for Courageous Conversations for all Educators Supporting South Asian American Students,” taken from our updated 2018 Toolkit. The first question: HOW MUCH CULTURE-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE …
ISAASE Toolkit 2018
The ISAASE Toolkit 2018 edition is here! You can click here to download the PDF. What you’ll find in this year’s toolkit: The data on South Asian Americans (also available here) A …
Thank You from ISAASE
To our dear community of supporters, As we go into this holiday season, a time of family and friends, gratitude and reflection, we at ISAASE want to take a moment …
Vishal Vaidya
Vishal Vaidya is an Indian American singer and actor living in New York City, who you might know from his recent role as Larry the Cameraman on Broadway’s Groundhog Day. …
Pronouncing Names Correctly – Education Weekly
Last week, Education Week Teacher published a piece by our director, Dr. Punita Rice, on the importance of pronouncing names correctly. The piece speaks to the negative impact on students’ …
How Teachers Can Help
How can teachers help support the efforts of ISAASE, and help improve South Asian American students’ experiences? In more ways than you think. Teachers and other education leaders are uniquely …
Kevin Negandhi
Kevin Negandhi (who you probably know from ESPN’s SportsCenter), is an award-winning sports anchor, sports anchor for ESPN, a college football host for ABC, and a South Asian American who …