Why Are You The Way That You Are? An Open Space for the Children of Asian Fathers

Have you ever gotten into a tiff with your Asian father and thought, much like Michael Scott once did: why are you the way that you are? Do you feel like you’ve spent decades of your life trying to make sense of the unique psychology of your Asian father to little avail? Do you just need an open, honest, and affirming space to reflect on the nature of Asian fathers and fatherhood from the perspective of their Asian offspring? Then this session is for you.

Join Nairuti, fellow child of an Asian father, for an hour of:

• processing our unique relationship to our Asian fathers;
• finding solace in community for said relationships’ joys and challenges; and
• ideally, co-visioning a world in which Asian fatherhood can be something more poignant than a bowl of cut fruit.

Instructor Bio:

Born and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Nairuti is a proud descendent of care workers and revolutionaries who fought for Indian independence in the early-mid 20th century. It is this very spirit that informs her work as a researcher, educator, and practical radical. Prior to joining the Center for Economic Democracy as the organization’s inaugural Director of Policy & Research, Nairuti spent eight years as a movement operative supporting anchor institutions to realize their potential, driving national narrative change campaigns, organizing resource-holders (and holding them to account), accelerating community wealth building activity, and more. Ultimately, Nairuti dreams of a world where community is at the heart of our political, economic, and social systems.