Rupam Saran is a Professor at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, and Chair of the Department in the Multicultural Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Dr. Saran’s field of specialization is mathematics education for minority immigrant children, socio-mathematical authority, teacher education and mathematics teachers’ mathematics identity, preparing effective mathematics teachers, educational attainment of second-generation immigrant youth in urban school. She authored the book “Model Minority Stereotype: Understanding Asian Indian Youth in South Asian Diaspora” Routledge, New York. Dr. Saran has co-authored the book, “Beyond Stereotype: Minority Children of Immigrants in Urban Schools” with Dr. Rosalina Diaz. She has published many journal articles in the area of Preservice teacher preparation and mathematics education. Dr. Saran has presented her research at International and national conferences such as WAERA, Comparative International Education Conference, Anthropological and Sociological World Congress, NCTM and AERA Conferences since 2009.