Sunera Thobani was born on 1957 and is a Tanzanian-Canadian feminist sociologist, academic, and activist.
14 Facts About Sunera Thobani
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Sunera Thobani is currently a professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.
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Sunera Thobani was born in 1957 in Tanzania to parents of South Asian descent.
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In 1989, Sunera Thobani received a master's degree from University of Colorado in the United States.
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From 1996 to 2000, Sunera Thobani taught women's studies at Simon Fraser University.
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Sunera Thobani has previously lectured at Evergreen State College, a liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington.
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Sunera Thobani is currently a professor in the Department of Asian Studies.
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Sunera Thobani was an avid activist throughout her undergraduate and graduate career.
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However, Sunera Thobani quickly gained national prominence after the Women of Color caucus within NAC nominated her for a presidential run.
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Sunera Thobani served as president for three years; and in 1996, she was succeeded by another woman of color, Joan Grant-Cummings.
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From 2008 to 2012, Sunera Thobani became the Director for the Centre for Race, Autobiography, Gender, and Age.
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On 1 October 2001, Sunera Thobani gave a speech at the "Women's Resistance: From Victimization to Criminalization" conference concerning the September 11 attacks.
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Soon, members of the Canadian public were demanding that Sunera Thobani be fired from the University of British Columbia for her comments.
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Sunera Thobani began receiving menacing phone calls, copious amounts of porn, and hate mail from both Canadians and Americans.