Shamina Singh, former executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, will lead the discussion at 7 p.m. in the Grand Salon, University Student Union on the center of campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge. Her appearance is part of the annual Distinquished Lecture series held by CSUN¹s Asian American Studies Department.

"We felt that she would have knowledge of the various issues of concern to Asian Americans - and given her vantage point at Washington D.C. and being herself a South Asian, where many members of her community were targeted after Sept. 11 - we felt that she would be in a very good position to provide a perspective on how the events of Sept. 11 have affected the Asian American community, and South Asian Americans in particular," said department chair Enrique de la Cruz.

Singh¹s presentation will last for an hour and will be followed by a questions from the audience.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Enrique de la Cruz at (818) 677-4966.