My writing explores migration, religion, diaspora, and memory through both academic and public-facing forms. Across my work, I am interested in tracing the movement of Indian indenture from British Guiana to later Indo-Guyanese diasporic life in New York City, with attention to how communities preserve cultural memory, religious practice, and historical belonging across generations.
I aim to produce scholarship that is rigorous, accessible, and meaningful to the communities whose histories it engages. My writing includes peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, public essays, and digital projects that bridge archival research, oral history, and community-based knowledge.
Selected Areas of Writing
- Indo-Guyanese migration and religious life
- Indian indenture in British Guiana
- Mandirs, devotional music, and community archives
- Oral history, family memory, and public humanities
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- “Little Guyana in Motion: Belonging, Religion, and Moral Community in Post-1965 Immigrant New York.” Journal of American Ethnic History, September 2026.
- “Faith in Transit: Caste, Conversion, and Colonial Christianity under Indenture in British Guiana.” Journal of Indentureship and Its Legacies, June 2026.
- “Beyond the Homefront: Chinese Women’s Agency, Familial Love, and Sisterhood during the Second Sino-Japanese War.” Women’s History Review, December 2024.
- “Bound by Love: Uncovering Familial Love and Sisterhood among Chinese Comfort Women during World War II.” Clio’s Scroll, University of California, Berkeley, December 2023.
Book Reviews
Public Scholarship and Field Notes
- “Finding History Beyond the Archive: Reflections from Berbice, Guyana.” NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), 2026.
Selected Talks and Presentations
- “The Making of a Historian: From Undergraduate Research to Ph.D. Life.” Invited talk, SPARK Center Seminar Series, Adelphi University, September 16, 2026.