{"id":12639,"date":"2020-11-19T20:17:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/?page_id=12639"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:05:50","slug":"chaiwai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/chaiwai\/","title":{"rendered":"Chai Wai Discussion Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/chaiwai-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chai Wai has been an annual series of informational events hosted by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/\">International and Area Studies Library<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/\">Mortenson Center<\/a><\/strong> at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/illinois.edu\">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/a><\/strong>. &#8220;Chai wai&#8221; is a Hindi term that translates to &#8220;tea or something like that.&#8221; Chai Wai events give the campus community an opportunity for enlightened conversation on important global issues. Each panel is informed and guided by a moderator and 3-4 experts or stakeholders in the issue at hand.<\/p>\n<h2>Previous Event Highlights<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold\"><em>Knowledge Creation Amidst Biased and Entrenched Systems of Academic Publishing<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>17 November 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laila Hussein \u2014 Middle East &amp; North African Studies Librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/li>\n<li>Fran Collyer \u2014 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Sydney<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Roh \u2014 Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steve Witt \u2014 Head of International and Area Studies Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin the International and Area Studies Library for a panel discussion about systems of bias within academic publishing. The panelists will discuss how scholars struggle to create knowledge amidst global structures of inequality and racial bias. Audience questions and participation are encouraged. This online event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p> <button type='button' class='shortcode sh-text-center sh-inline-block sh-align-middle sh-p-2 sh-bg-[#F8F7F7] sh-rounded-md !sh-no-underline hover:sh-bg-slate-200 !sh-border !sh-border-black focus:sh-outline-none focus-visible:sh-ring focus-visible:sh-ring-orange-700  !sh-text-black' style='font-size: 11pt;' onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/guides.library.illinois.edu\/ChaiWai3'\" >Research Guide<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold\"><em>Reality Bites: Colorism, Caste, and Class in \u201cIndian Matchmaking\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>20 October 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Parul Bhandari \u2014 Associate Professor &amp; Co-Director Center for Learning, Innovation and Pedagogy (CLIP), O.P. Jindal Global University<\/li>\n<li>Preeti Shekar \u2014 Radio Producer of Women\u2019s Magazine and APEX Express for KPFA 94.1FM<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Anuja Agrawal \u2014 M.A.(J.N.U.), M.Phil.(Delhi), Ph.D.(J.N.U.), Associate Professor in Sociology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mara Thacker, South Asian Studies &amp; Global Popular Culture Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin the International and Area Studies Library for a lively panel discussion the Netflix show \u201cIndian Matchmaking\u201d, the second in a special Chai Wai event series exploring racism, social justice, and ways of knowing. A multi-disciplinary array of panelists will address issues of gender, class, colorism, and caste in marriage and matchmaking in India through the lens of the show. Audience questions and participation are encouraged. This online event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p> <button type='button' class='shortcode sh-text-center sh-inline-block sh-align-middle sh-p-2 sh-bg-[#F8F7F7] sh-rounded-md !sh-no-underline hover:sh-bg-slate-200 !sh-border !sh-border-black focus:sh-outline-none focus-visible:sh-ring focus-visible:sh-ring-orange-700  !sh-text-black' style='font-size: 11pt;' onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/mediaspace.illinois.edu\/media\/1_yep97a6b'\" >Video<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold\"><em>Multiple Ways of Knowing: Global Perspectives on Academic Libraries Re-imagining Systems of Knowledge<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>15 September 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kanwal Ameen \u2014 Professor &amp; Vice-Chancellor, University of Home Economics (Pakistan)<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Lilley \u2014 Associate Professor, Massey University (New Zealand)<\/li>\n<li>Ana Ndumu \u2014 Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park (United States)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Respondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paulette A Kerr \u2014 Campus Librarian, The University of the West Indies \u2013 Mona Campus (Jamaica)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Moderators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clara M. Chu \u2014 Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States)<\/li>\n<li>Jaya Raju \u2014 Professor and Head, Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, University of Cape Town (South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br \/>\nThis webinar is the first event of the Chai Wai Series: Race, Social Justice, and Ways of Knowing, organized by the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, and the International and Areas Studies Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The focus will be \u201cMultiple ways of knowing: Global perspectives on academic libraries re-imagining systems of knowledge,\u201d which is the title of the International Insights column to be published in the October 2020 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/crln.acrl.org\/index.php\/crlnews\"><em>College &amp; Research Libraries News<\/em><\/a>. The authors will present their column contributions, followed by a response, and a panel discussion.<\/p>\n<p> <button type='button' class='shortcode sh-text-center sh-inline-block sh-align-middle sh-p-2 sh-bg-[#F8F7F7] sh-rounded-md !sh-no-underline hover:sh-bg-slate-200 !sh-border !sh-border-black focus:sh-outline-none focus-visible:sh-ring focus-visible:sh-ring-orange-700  !sh-text-black' style='font-size: 11pt;' onclick=\"window.location.href='https:\/\/mediaspace.illinois.edu\/media\/1_xc93soaz'\" >Video<\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chai Wai has been an annual series of informational events hosted by the International and Area Studies Library and the Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. &#8220;Chai wai&#8221; is a Hindi term that translates to &#8220;tea or something like that.&#8221; Chai Wai events give the campus community an opportunity for enlightened conversation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12639","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12639"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15248,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12639\/revisions\/15248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ias\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}