Flyer for Essay Competition on India's Freedom Movement
Flyer from 1992 for an essay competition on India’s Freedom Movement in celebration of 45th anniversary of India’s independence. Essay categories included “The role of the Gadar Party in India’s freedom struggle” and “Bhagat Singh and his times.”
"Treatment of AIDS Patients in India Protested"
News India article published August 23, 1991 about a demonstration outside San Francisco Indian Consulate in which a crowd protested the inhumane treatment of HIV/AID patients in India. Demonstrators met with consular official to air grievances.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
A letter dated September 24, 1976 from Lalji Mehrotra to Avinashi Ram inviting Avinashi Ram to a reception in honor of Shri Y.B. Chavan, Foreign Minister of India, in Los Angeles on October 12, 1976.
Bibi Dhillonn Home Movies Reel #3 Dhillonn home on Oldfield Street, Lancaster, California—1967-1971
This film features the Dhillonn children at the Dhillonn family home in Lancaster.
"Devastating Flood In Bangladesh" Flyer
This flyer, titled “Devastating Flood in Bangladesh,” distributed by the San Francisco Bay Area Bangladesh Association (BABA), details the effects of flooding in Bangladesh in an appeal for donations.
Flyer for M.S. Subbulakshmi Concert
Flyer for M.S Subbulakshmi Concert in October of 1966 at Bovard Auditorium in University of Southern California. The flier states that the concert was organized by the USC Indian Students Association, and contains a short biography of the artist and ticket prices.
"Pakistan's Kargil Invasion" Film Screening
Invitation issued by the India Relief and Education Fund (IREF) to a forum on the Pakistani invasion of Kargil, including a screening of “The Kashmir Story” (1995) by Gopal Sharman and Jalabala Vaidya, at the Indo-American Community Center in Santa Clara, CA, August 21, 1999.
"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.
Service Employees International Union to Bella Comelo
This award from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was given to Bella Comelo for her hard work organizing workers at the San Francisco Airport to unionize. She mentions this campaign in her oral history of her experience becoming a union member and then organizing others.