Name Rinku Sen Role Author | Education Brown University | |
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Books The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization | ||
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Rinku Sen is an Indian-American author, activist and the president and executive director of the racial justice organization Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines.com.
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- Rinku sen introduces what is systemic racism video series
- Rinku sen both and all environmentalism and racial justice bioneers
- Early life and education
- Career
- Honors and awards
- References
Rinku sen both and all environmentalism and racial justice bioneers
Early life and education
Sen was raised in New York State and received a B.A. in Women's Studies from Brown University in 1988 and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in 2005.
Career
She has written two books. Her first book, Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing (Jossey-Bass) was commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women and released in the fall of 2003. Her second book, The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization (Berrett-Koehler) was released in September 2008, winning the Nautilus Book Awards Silver Medal, as well as a Finalist for the ForeWord Magazine 2008 Book of the Year Award (May 2009), and the 2009 IPPY Book Awards in "Current Events" Bronze Medal (May 2009).
Honors and awards
In 1996, Ms. Magazine named her one of 21 feminists to watch in the 21st century and she was named in 2008 by Utne Reader as one of 50 Visionaries who are changing the world.