The Intersection of Race, Disability and Religion: A First-Person Experience

Attendees of this event hosted by The Branch heard from webinar speaker Asha Chai-Chang who talked about the growing community of Jews who identify as Jews of Color. Born in Long Island as the Jamaican/Cuban/Chinese/Jewish daughter to immigrant parents, Asha is an Actuary by Trade turned Award-Winning Director/Writer with invisible disabilities. Asha created an open dialogue about being a person of color with multiple disabilities and spoke about the intersectionality of being a Jew of Color with disabilities. She also explored ways Jewish communities can increase visibility and create safe spaces for Jews of Color. Attendees learned informative statistics and factual findings, had an opportunity to connect within the webinar, and walked away with new tools and best practices.