YJA Convention 2012 07 Tampa FL Tenth 027618

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? SPEAKER: VINIT TALSANIA
A Dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will, and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve it. Based off the book "Put Your Dream To The Test" by the New York Times Bestselling Author John C. Maxwell, this session takes you through ten powerful, yet straightforward, questions that if answered will provide you with a step-by-step action plan that you can start using today to see, own, and reach your Dream. The first of the ten questions, The Ownership Question, allows you to realize whether the dream is really your dream, or whether it is a dream you have undertaken to please your parents, your friends, or others. This question emphasizes the point that you cannot achieve a dream that you do not own.
Session Descriptions
WHO IS JAIN | SPEAKER: HASMUKH SHAH
Who is Jain? Those born in Jain family and does not know about basic fundamentals of Jainism or those who are Non-Jains and adopted Jain Philosophy considering real way of life which can help reaching path to Samyakdarshan (Self Realization) which is first step to enter the Moksh Mahal.
"YOU LIVE WITH THE BUSHMEN DOCUMENTING THEIR DYING CLICK LANGUAGES AND YOU'RE GUJARATI?" CHOOSING A NON-TRADITIONAL INDIAN CAREER AS A YOUNG FEMALE GUJARATI JAIN | SPEAKER: SHEENA SHAH
In this session, I describe what led me to pursue a career path which is so different to my Gujarati peers, beginning with how I majored in French and German during undergraduate and then pursued a doctorate in Linguistics, with a focus on minority and endangered languages. I describe how my career choice has enabled me to travel to all four corners of the world and gain extensive field experience with indigenous communities in some of the poorest and most disadvantaged parts of Africa and Asia. Projects I have worked on include documenting the dying click languages spoken by the Bushmen of Southern Africa and exploring differences in identity formation among second and subsequent generations of Gujaratis in three continents. In particular, I focus on the role that language, culture and religion play on one's identity when growing up as Gujarati.
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iJain: Evolution of a Mind