I am a political geographer primarily interested in questions of sovereignty, indigeneity, borders, and placemaking in South Asia and in diasporic spaces globally. My ongoing research is situated among Himalayan Indigenous peoples and exiled Tibetans, who share memories of kinship and intimate partnerships that shape the communal pasts and futures of these two groups in the Himalaya and in the diaspora. I am building on a project partnering with local and regional organizations to develop an intersectional community-focused research with a focus on understanding spatial injustices and solidarities for new settlers (particularly those from the Himalayan region) in the Lower Mainland.