• Gaiutra Bahadur, Journalist and Writer, Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture
• Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Independent filmmaker, Sa-I-Gu, A Forgotten People: The Sakhalin Koreans,Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women
• Samip Mallick, Executive Director, South Asian American Digital Archive
• Mae Ngai, Professor of History and Asian American Studies, Columbia University
• Beresford Simmons, New York Taxi Workers Alliance; Creator of Taxi Vibes

What is the place of history in the shaping of narratives in and about immigrant communities in New York City? Immigration is often told as a story that begins with rupture and ends with assimilation – of severing roots, and building new ties. Yet, so often in New York with an immigrant population of 3 million, there are a richer, more complex stories to be found, archived, and told.  How do immigrant stories shape New York, the “majority-minority” city? Join the Center for International History for a panel discussion as we navigate the question of immigrant histories and the shaping of NYC — through film, through literature- academic, fictional and journalistic- through music, archiving, and activism.