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On May 14th, in commemoration of AANHPI Heritage Month, Dr. Prithi Kanakamedala will reconstruct the life of the nineteenth-century DeGrasse family who had roots in India, Africa, the Caribbean, and the U.S. (with a cameo appearance from Aaron Burr).
Quintessential New Yorkers — multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and multilingual — George DeGrasse and his family were committed to a vision of a more just city for all. Join us as Dr. Kanakamedala explores the possibility that the DeGrasse family represented an early Indo-Caribbean presence in New York and how their stories complicate our understanding of the city's past.