"Desis Seek Amnesty" article
Article on rally for undocumented immigrants rights organized by the Human Rights of Immigrants and the National Coalition for Dignity and Amnesty, and contributed to by SAAAC. SAAAC was key to encouraging the South Asian community to support the rally.
Letter from Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Letter from an attorney at AALDEF thanking Roop Persaud for their testimony at a hearing held by NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment about the Asian American community.
Stop GPS Strike
Photograph from a strike in 2007 against the GPS systems tracking drivers.
Oral History Interview with Alok Vaid-Menon
Alok Vaid-Menon is a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. In their oral history, Alok describes growing up in College Station, TX, connecting with activists and artists during college in California and subsequently in New York, their experiences touring across the world as a performance artist, and their journey of navigating gender through poetry, activism and fashion.
In this slideshow, you will see:
Kazi delivering food with Queens Mutual Aid.
Culturally specific foods delivered by Queens Mutual Aid.
Buying food for distribution through QMA.
Delivering food from DRUM.
Jabin Ahmed Oral History Interview
Jabin Ahmed talks about what led her to form her organization, Jaago Hudson, and her activities during the pandemic.
Content Warning: sexual violence
In this slideshow, you will see:
A Jaago protest in Hudson.
Farzana Musomi and Jabin Ahmed at a Jaago protest.
An illustration by Jabin Ahmed.
A Jaago protest in Hudson.
Jahin Rahman Oral History Interview
Jahin Rahman talks about his work as founder of EYDB and the organization's activities during the pandemic.
Content Warning: violence against children
In this slideshow, you will see:
Food delivery and aid during the pandemic.
Volunteer gathering workshop as a part of community initiative in Queens.
Aasha Oral History Interview
Aasha is a pseudonym used to protect the identity of the interviewee. Aasha talks about being a queer survivor and advocate during the pandemic, pleasure activism, their work with Jaago Hudson. Trigger warning: sexual assault.
Content Warning: sexual violence
In this slideshow, you will see:
Jaago meeting planning protest, advocacy, and social media.