Alisha Cherian, Race Relations in Singapore

Lalita du Perron talks to Alisha Cherian, PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford. Alisha’s research interests include Urban Space and Place, and Power, Identity, and Representation with particular reference to Singapore. In the podcast she talks about Singapore’s quota policy and its effect on the category of “Indian”.

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.