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Final Attendees
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| NAME | IDENTITIES | INTERESTS |
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| Mala | Woman/lesbian, South Asian/Indian-American, activist/organizer, partner/daughter/sister, vegetarian, business systems analyst, student (MBA, linguistics, lifelong...), writer/songwriter, agnostic/Hindu | Music, computers, linguistics, spirituality, non-profit organization and strategy/GLBT activism, sports, chess, photography, cooking, communication, self-help books (looking for woodworking/gardening tips!) |
| Vega | Indian-American, sociologist, feminist, lesbian, friend/partner/daughter/sister, commie pinko partial sellout | Reading (fiction, murder mysteries old and new, utopian/dystopian novels), music (all kinds, mostly Western classical and rock), hiking/camping/bicycling/backpacking, social justice, learning, traveling, web page construction, high-tech toys, wine, crochet/knitting (looking for interior design tips!) |
| Livia | ||
| Hollis | ||
| Lisa | Friend, linguist, dissatisfied, ever-learning, looking for my true path in all of life's aspects | Eat, (drink), be merry, help others, live simply, study language forever! |
| Lubo | ||
| Shawn | Learning new things, ways to make the world better, travel/exploration, spirituality | |
| Claudia | ||
| Wendy | Friend, open, recovering Texan, humanitarian | Making a difference, community, fun |
| Magnus | Swedish, comfortable | Cars, cars, cars |
| Chetana | ||
| Lawrence | ||
| Vinnie | Partner/spouse, Italian-American, lawyer-sociologist, biker, superhero | Travel, politics, games, motorcycles, music, cooking |
| Amee | Indian, social worker, partner/spouse, daughter, sister | Cooking, the arts, spirituality, reading, plants/gardening, travel, shopping |
| Carol | ||
| Joseph | ||
| Renu | Woman of color, open, friendly, reader | Cultural awareness |
| Dimpal | ||
| Susi | Woman, daughter, diabetic, programmer, Indonesian American | Gardening, yoga, do-it-yourself arts and crafts, Hindi movies and music, painting |
| Noel | ||
| Sally | ||
| Rick | ||
| Erika | Hiker/skier/camper/snorkeler, avid reader, artist/design & creation | Interior design/fashion/photography, nature lover, gourmet cooking/baking/eating, flower gardening, love to hear about world travels |
| Mark | Skier/bicyclist/camper/snorkeler, designer/furniture maker | Computers/design/architecture, gourmet cooking/eating, world traveler, nature enthusiast, loves a good sense of humor |
| Andrew | publications specialist, artist, writer | visual art-architecture-performing arts, food-earting-cooking, religions-spirituality-mythology-rituals |
| Fa | Woman of color, wife, mother, daughter, programmer | Sailing, reading (John Irving, E.M. Forester, Maeve Binchy), ballet |
| Gary | Finnish-American, husband, father, son, programmer | Sailing, fly fishing, wine, technology |
| Ginny | Multicultural, daughter, sister, granddaughter, artist, big kid | Art, ballet, Harry Potter |
| Hank | Multicultural, son, brother, grandson, little kid | Trains, parks, toys |
| Roshni | Human | Life itself... what a great ride! |
| Roshni's Guest | ||
| Jeannine | Mother, sistah, friend, scholar, diva :-) | Music, education, cooking, racial equality, womanism |
| Ruth | Gay female, Indian, Hindu, academic | Lesbian-Gay studies, literature, comparative religion, non-human animals |
| Mona | Lesbian, Jew | Literature, gay-studies, outdoor recreation |
| Jeanette | Black, female, energetic, warm, fun | Family, friends, reading, service-work (volunteerism), visiting the Japanese Tea Gardens |
| Meena | Peace, appreciation of nature, public service | |
| John | ||
| Fatima | Lesbian, South Asian, feminist, activist, mom | Journalism/media, violence against women, politics, food, women |
| Lisa | Activist, Filipina-Canadian, dyke, dancer, half-breed | Salsa dancing, environmental issues, cute women, social justice, films/videos |
| Maya | Indian woman, weaver, cook, poet, candle lighter | Natural sciences, toxicology, poetry, nature, water bodies |
| Amy | Runner, sculptor, woman, lesbian, naturalist, educator | Farming, ecology, backpacking, photography |
| Elizabeth | Woman of color, of Kenyan birth, Indian origins, lesbian, evolving, human | Reading, outdoors - hiking, biking, sailing, travel |
| Susan | ||
| Katie | Woman, humorist (hey - I crack myself up), social worker (but still a sociology buff at heart), procrastinator (I'm writing this instead of working on one of the three papers I must complete in order to graduate... in a week), and eccentric (the nice way to say a little crazy - and some would argue about the "little" part of that!) | Laughter, travelling, people, good food, coffee, and "spirits", and I used to say reading although I've forgotten how to do that for pleasure as a result of the grad school sentence |
| Neena | ||
| Minal | Artist, writer, South Asian, queer, Gujarati | Politics, art, The Torturous Writing Process, Hinduism (not the rightwing extremist kind), performance/theater; top 5 favorite musicians: ani difranco, Bruce Springsteen, Duran Duran, Zakir Hussein, Albita |
| Cori | White biqueer middle-class able-bodied woman | Activism (youth, anti-racism, queer), art (painting, poetry), playing, family, love |
| Gabriel | ||
| Kevin | Husband, white, professional, cynic | Motorcycle, Susan, justice, beer |
| Susan | Korean, NY-er, middle-child, dilettante, happily married wife | My cats, my family, Kevin, the environment, reading, yoga |
| Himani | Indian, woman, engineer, athlete | Gotta try everything in life at least once! |
| Daniel | ||
| Maria | Good friend, kind-hearted, witty, alien, imaginative | Soap making, organizing, horticulture, linguistics, family ties |
| Larry | Inadjectival | Books, music, film, science, family |
| Mario | Big boy, cute, helpful, sweet, loving | Babies, balloons, cars, trucks, white cakes |
| Nasim | Fair-minded human being | Literature, travel, politics, volunteering, Indian classical music |
| Melissa | ||
| Danielle | ||
| Sujatha | ||
| Srini | ||
| Manka | Woman, South Asian, attorney, wife, mother | Women's rights, U.S. politics, life/work balance |
| Harjit | Human being | Electronics, cricket, science |
| Kavi | ||
| Anu | Woman of color, teacher activist, feminist, antiracist | Reading, swimming, disrupting |
| Rajesh | ||
| Parul | ||
| Romi | ||
| Rujuta | South Asian, woman, advocate, eternal student, animal lover | Music (in all of its forms), discovery (of self and others), passion, human rights, sleep |
| Vivek | Homo-sapien, Brahmacharya, mountain goat, life-enthusiast, thin-skinned | (Varying balances in every situation): Companionship (feeling of one-ness with one and the group), good health (strength, flexibility and endurance in the body), curiosity (active interest in the other), compassion (in the buddhistic sense), money (enough to entertain friends) |
| Sheila | South Asian/Indian-American, civil/community servant, Francophile, runner, fundraiser, recovered economist | Reading, exercising (yoga, running, hiking, etc.), travel, learning, crafts, volunteering |
| Lane | Twin, economist, non-practicing Jew, loyal Dolphins fan, vocally-challenged guitar player, milkshake connoisseur | Guitar/music, travel, sports, movies |
| Suzie | ||
| Shafiq | ||
| Brad | ||
| Tami | ||
| Tami's Guest | ||
| Greg | ||
| Theresa | ||
| Kristine | Creative pragmatist, self-indulgent idealist, storytelling jokester, sarcastic humorist, directionally-challenged goal-setter | Travel, music and drums, gardening, social justice issues, automobile maintenance |
| Peter | ||
| Sriram | American, Indian, engineer, philosopher, musician | Philosophy, music, sports, dance, engineering |
| Sridevi | Writer, reader, thinker, Indian, woman, athlete, vegetarian | Writing, reading, philosophizing, hiking, traveling, biking, rollerblading, drinking chai, chatting and laughing with friends |
| Morris | ||
| Charu | ||
| Mike | ||
| Munia | Bangladeshi, dyke, Hindu/Buddhist, sagittarius/leo rising/cancer moon, an eternal seeker of knowledge | Spiritual awareness, social justice, healing, art (art saves the world!), food, crafty things, chatting |
| Aruna | South Asian, bisexual, woman, teacher, daughter | Education, disabilities, traveling, race relations, astrology |
| Midori | ||
| Brad | ||
| Mary-Jo | ||
| Melissa | ||
| Aaliyah | Woman/mother/nurturer, Indian, artist, activist | Sleeping, painting, growing things, LIFE! |
| Vesteinn | Scientist, father of twins, inquisitive to the point of being annoying, Icelander, henpecked husband | Understanding life, the universe, and everything, music with the exception of big band, bicycle evangelism |
| Amy | Robert Frost, Pablo Picasso, Noam Chomsky, Doris Day, Al Pacino | Poetry, writing, modern art and the enjoyment of, linguistics, pink polka dot dresses, mafia (well, maybe just mafia movies or maybe just movies with Al Pacino in them) |
| Deborah | Joni Mitchell, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fred Astaire, Jimi Hendrix, Dionysus | Wine, women, song, old musicals, heavy ACID guitar, modern art and the making of |
| Jennifer | True Taurus, native NYC-er, slightly deranged, straight talker, a good friend | Food-yum, exercise, Action Jackson (my cat), Spain & other travels, history of education |
| Alan | ||
| Paul | Gardening, antiques, cooking, remodeling, travel | |
| Michael | ||
| Jon | ||
| Yvone | ||
| Mike | ||
| Becky | ||
| Sarah | ||
| Ronica | ||
| Aruna | ||
| Terry | ||
| Radha | ||
| Derrick | ||
| Derrick's Guest | ||
| Anna | ||
| Anna's Guest | ||
| Ramki | Biologist, musician, teacher, community organizer, aspiring writer, fence-sitter, lapsed Iyer boy | Experiencing nature, ending violence, dissolving barriers, blurring boundaries, Indian classical music, haiku, Scrabble, advancing to the point when we don't need identity politics anymore |
| Farah | ||
| Rita | ||
| Aileen | Woman, Chinese American; wife (relatively new), sister (all my life), friend (from at least 4th grade on), daughter (how i got here!); member of a pact consisting of turbo (cat) and lucky (dog) and chris (big guy); current New Yorker with a past in the suburbs (alas!); Virgo, which means i'm practical, analytical, critical and with a slightly twisted sense of humor | Art-photography and painting; music; friends; books; snacks |
| Chris | ||
| Caroline | ||
| Dave | ||
| Minh Chau | ||
| Sara | ||
| Eric | ||
| Chandan | ||
| Christy | ||
| Gabe | ||
| Veronica | ||
| Stephanie | ||
| Heidi | ||
| Cheri-Ann | ||
| Karen | ||
| Mark | ||
| Sara | ||
| Meaghan | ||
| Mary Claire | ||
| Pam | ||
| San | ||
| Mahesh | ||
| Naina | ||
| Sadie | ||
| Josh | ||
| Vijaya | ||
| Lee | ||
| Jaya | ||
| Uma | ||
| Unni | ||
| Sahana | ||
| Pichammal | ||
| Mani |
