Diverse Perspectives in Digital Media and Design Speaker Series
Invisible Asians: How Underrepresentation Creates Otherization and Fuels Hate
Speaker: Aalok Kanani, Chief Digital and Communications Officer for the Asia Society
Monday, Feb 27, 2023
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Asians have historically been underrepresented, or worse harmfully misrepresented, in western media across film, TV, and other media. This trend continues today and across social media, which makes up a growing share of our content consumption and along with it how people view other groups, particularly ethnic and racial groups they’re unfamiliar with. As we shift to digital platforms and content, what are the life and death consequences of representation for Asians, and how are Asian content creators and aggregators fighting back?
Aalok Kanani is the Chief Digital and Communications Officer at the Asia Society, a global non-profit headquartered in NYC. Previously he’s held senior digital and marketing roles on the Biden-Harris general election campaign, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s primary campaign, in the Obama administration, and at the United Nations, and has also worked in the private sector at Lyft, at startups in the US and India, and as a public strategy consultant.
This free, online event is open to the public and the UConn community. Please register now to receive livestream link:
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Sponsored by UConn’s Digital Media and Design Department
For more information, contact: Marcella Vertefeuille at marcella.vertefeuille@uconn.edu