Rinku Sen (New York, NY): For two decades, Rinku Sen has been a leading voice for racial justice. She has written extensively about labor, immigration, women's lives, and philanthropy, and is the author of Stir it Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy (Jossey-Bass) and The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization (Berrett-Koehler). Rinku has provided commentary on contemporary issues of race and politics on public radio and television across the country including appearances on The Tavis Smiley Show, Air America's Ron Reagan Show, GRITtv's Media Roundtable and Brave New Film's Meet the Bloggers, among others. She has been recognized by Ms. Magazine as one of 21 feminists to watch in the 21st century, by the Asian American Journalists Association's 2003 Dr. Suzanne J. Ahn Award for social justice coverage, and by the Utne Reader as one of 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World. She is currently the president and executive director of the Applied Research Center and publisher of ColorLines Magazine, winner of the 2007 Utne Independent Press Award for General Excellence.