Khyati Joshi Interview

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Khyati Y. Joshi is a Professor of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University and a social science researcher whose work informs policy-makers, educators, and everyday people about race, religion, and immigration in 21st century America. She has lectured around the world and published ground-breaking scholarly and popular work in her field, while also serving as an advisor to policy-makers and a leader in the South Asian American community. She also created the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice, which offers professional development programs for educators. Her most recent book is White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America. Previously, she was the author and co-editor of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, one of the most widely-used books by diversity practitioners and social justice scholars, and the author of the award-winning New Roots in America’s Sacred Ground: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in Indian America. Dr. Joshi is also the co-editor of the forthcoming book Envisioning Religion, Race, and Asian Americans. We spoke about the profound historical and current-day significance of white Christian privilege in America. Learn more about Dr. Joshi here: https://www.khyatijoshi.com/bio/about-khyati

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