EP #223 - 02.18.2021 - Mutual Aid & the Auntie Sewing Squad

Today is a discussion of partnership w/the Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest of Villanova University, featuring Chrissy Lau and Preeti Sharma in a discussion of the Auntie Sewing Squad.

Chrissy Yee Lau is an Assistant Professor of History at California State University Monterey Bay. She writes histories on race, gender, religion, and empire. She has published her research in the anthology Gendering the Trans-Pacific World and a special issue on Asian American Public History in the journal Southern California Quarterly. She has also researched and developed museum exhibitions for the public and digital exhibitions in the classroom.

Preeti Sharma is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her writing on race, gender, and labor have appeared in The Journal of Asian American Studies. She has supported numerous research justice and storytelling efforts, including with the UCLA Labor Center. She is also co-lead author of the first national study on labor issues in the nail salon sector.