Agenda
Nov. 7th, Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle
10:00 a.m.: Doors Open
10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Welcome Address
Dr. Franklin Odo, Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
- Shalini Parameswaran, Deepa Srikantaiah, Radha Rohatgi, co-Chairpersons, SALTAF 2009
10:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Film Screening and Discussion
- Screening of The Forgotten Woman (88 minutes)
- Q&A with Director Dilip Mehta
- Moderated by Dr. Elizabeth Chacko, Professor of Geography and International Affairs, George Washington University
12:20 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.: Literary Panel – “Japanese Wives: Literary Relationships between South Asia and the World”
- Kamila Shamsie, Burnt Shadows
- Kunal Basu, The Japanese Wife
- Moderated by Dr. Supriya Goswami, Professor of English, George Washington University
1:25 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.: Lunch and Book Signings
Dining options near Baird Auditorium (in order of proximity)
- Atrium Café in the Natural History Museum
- Street vendors and kiosks on Independence Avenue or on the Mall
- Wright Place Food Court in the National Air and Space Museum'Castle Café in the Smithsonian Castle across the Mall
Book signings will begin at 1:40 p.m. outside Baird Auditorium. Books will be available for purchase in the Smithsonian Store across the Atrium Café.
2:05 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.: Literary Panel – “First Class Acts: Negotiating Caste and Gender in Two Debut Novels”
- Ru Freeman, A Disobedient Girl
- Tania James, Atlas of Unknowns
- Moderated by Terry Hong, Media Arts Consultant, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
3:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.: Film Screening and Discussion
- Screening of Harishchandra’s Factory, Washington, DC premiere (96 minutes)
- Q&A with Director Paresh Mokashi and Producer Ranga Godbole (to be confirmed)
- Moderated by Shilpa Alimchandani, Darshan TV
5:10 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.: Wrap-up and Dismissal
