Rethinking Allyship: Asian American-Jewish Coalitions Against Hate
With the rise of antisemitism in recent years, many in the Jewish community are questioning whether the allies they once relied on are still showing up. To address these concerns, AJU is launching a three-part series that examines the current potential for coalitions against hate with key communities: African American, Asian American, and LGBTQ+. Each program will feature AJU President Jeffrey Herbst in dialogue with experts on these communities, providing fresh perspectives on allyship that are often missing from Jewish conversations.
Part three of this three-part series features a dynamic conversation with Daniel Tam-Claiborne and Helen Kim, who will explore the intersection of Asian American and Jewish solidarity in combating antisemitism, shedding light on race, identity, and the power of cross-community allyship.
The Project on Allyship to Combat Antisemitism is funded by The Schechter/Levine Program in Public Ethics and the Sid B. Levine Service-Learning Program.
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Daniel Tam-Claiborne is a multiracial author, multimedia producer, and nonprofit director. He serves as Deputy Director at The Serica Initiative, a nonprofit organization that raises awareness of the Asian diaspora in America through dialogue, storytelling, and the power of convening. Daniel co-produced the digital documentary series be/longing: Asian Americans Now and Between Black and White: Asian Americans Speak Out.
Helen Kim is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Whitman College. Her scholarship focuses on race and American Judaism in the contemporary era. Along with co-author, Noah Leavitt, she published JewAsian: Race, Religion, and Identity for America’s Newest Jews in 2016 with University of Nebraska Press. Her scholarship has been profiled in various popular news outlets including the New York Times, NPR, and Huffington Post.
Dr. Jeffrey Herbst, the fourth president of American Jewish University (AJU), is an advocate for academic innovation. His leadership at AJU includes fostering growth in the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys, expanding the Maven digital platform, and improving the Brandeis-Bardin Campus. Formerly, he served as president and CEO of the Newseum and the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC. Notable achievements include successfully overseeing a half billion-dollar fundraising campaign, implementing a university-wide strategic plan, and enhancing educational programming at Colgate University, where he was president from 2010 to 2015. Dr. Herbst holds a summa cum laude bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, as well as a master’s and doctorate in political science from Yale University. He is the author of the award-winning “States and Power in Africa” and, with several co-authors, the just-published “Making Africa Work.” In addition to many books and articles, he has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other digital and print publications around the world.
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