Nalika Gajaweera, Author at Buddhistdoor Global

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Nalika Gajaweera

Nalika Gajaweera is the Assistant Director of Grants and Operations at UC Irvine's Humanities Center. Her specializations are in the anthropology of Buddhism and its intersections with race, ethnicity, and nationalism in the US and Sri Lanka.

From Hawaiʻi to South Asia: Mary Foster and the Global Reach of Women’s Buddhist Philanthropy

Nalika Gajaweera 6 May 2026

Mary Foster’s extraordinary life reveals the transnational power of Buddhist women’s philanthropy across Hawaiʻi, Sri Lanka, India, and Japan.

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Nalika Gajaweera

From Hawaiʻi to South Asia: Mary Foster and the Global Reach of Women’s Buddhist Philanthropy