selected speaking engagements
public events
महिलाका आँखामा दलित महिलाका संघर्ष (2020), Martin Chautari & Dalit Reader
Power and Patriarchy (2019), Kantipur Conclave
Does Digital Technology Build or Break Movements? (2018), Grinnell College, Wilson Center
This Bridge Called My Back: Women of Color and the Fight for Economic Security (2015), Women’s City Club of New York & Safety Net Project, Urban Justice Center
Spotlight on Forced Labor: Human Trafficking Panel (2015; 2013), South Asian Bar Association of NY
Organizing Workers through Language Access and Literacy Challenges (2015), Long Island Language Advocates Coalition
Labor and Global Solidarity Mini-Conference – Keynote Speaker (2013), Murphy Institute for Worker Education
The Myth of the American Dream for Nepali-speaking Immigrants in USA (2013), Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Forum on a Groundbreaking New Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers Worldwide (2011), Open Society Foundations
Public events, conferences, and classes at various educational institutions, including CUNY, NYU, Grinnell College, Princeton University, Ramapo College, and Cornell University.
radio, podcasts, television
Essential Work, Mutual Aid & Nepal (2021), Time to Say Goodbye
Memories of Migration (2019), Queens Memory Podcast
Nepal Earthquake Relief (2015), BrianLehrer.tv
What Is Organizing (2015), In Their Own Words, New York Foundation
Immigration Reform Bill: Where Do We Stand? (2014), Sampreshan
The Road to Minimum Wage (2012), The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC
Nepali Women in Queens Challenge Tradition, Taking Lead With Quake Aid, The New York Times (2015)
The best way to help victims of Nepal earthquake? The World (2015)
Editorial: Justice for Nail Salon Workers, The New York Times (2015)
How Can You Get an Ethical Manicure? Support Worker Organizing, The Nation (2015)
4 Tips on How to Get an Ethical Manicure, Allure Magazine (2015)
Five Ways to Help Nail Salon Workers, Jacobin Magazine (2015)
‘This only happened because people organized.’ Nail salon workers speak out after NYT exposé, Fusion.net (2015)
When It Comes to Wage Abuses, It’s Not Just the Nail Salons, The New York Times (2015)
Conversation with 25 Leaders in Action, AAPIP (2015)
Adhikaar: From Knowledge to Action, Dream Magazine (2014)
Nepali immigrants pushing for better working conditions at city’s nail salons, New York Daily News (2012)
Domestic Workers Look to Extend Gains, Truthout (2012)
Is the ‘$1.5 Million Maid’ an Isolated Case? New York Times (2012)
The New Domestic Order: Passage of a “Bill of Rights” in New York would be a promising win for a growing movement, The Nation (2009)
A helping hand for Nepali women new to New York, New York Daily News (2008)
For a People Overlooked, a Lens at Last, The New York Times (2007)