Tobita Chow

Tobita Chow is the founding Direc­tor of Jus­tice Is Glob­al, a spe­cial project of People’s Action to build a just and sus­tain­able glob­al econ­o­my and defeat right-wing nation­al­ism. He is a leading progressive strategist regarding the US–China relationship and the rise of Sinophobia in the US.

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Agenda

Session 3
Oct
19
Across Our Homes: Bridging Within and Across Diaspora Communities
Diasporas – or communities of people living outside of their original homeland – are no monolith. The pathway to a new home may be paved with the push of forced displacement or with the promise of better economic conditions. And, of course, all migration must be placed in the context of the structural forces of empire, colonization, capitalism, and the escalating climate crisis. Across these different origin stories, diaspora communities, organizations, and movements are increasingly influential in both their new homes and countries of origin. However, this influence is distributed unevenly...