Systemic inequities, discrimination, and other issues have put many people from racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. Please join APF for a discussion on how the South Asian American community and other communities of color have been impacted by the pandemic.

SPEAKERS

Dr. Saad B. Omer is the inaugural Director of Yale Institute for Global Health. He is also a Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Yale School of Medicine and the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health. His work has included public health preparedness strategies to effectively respond to large emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks. 

Kiran Salman works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She holds a Masters degree in Public Health from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Sciences.

Sonny leads the ensemble as the artistic director for Riyaaz Qawwali. With over 24 years of classical music training, he has spent half of that time devoted to understanding and growing awareness of qawwali. Recently, Sonny has lead lectures and talks on the role art can play in better understanding the culture and people of South Asia.