Oral History Interview with Rangoli
Anish, Deepshikha and Satvika are co-founders of Rangoli, an LGBTQ+ South Asian group based in Pittsburgh, and editors of Mirrors, an LGBTQ+ South Asian anthology. They describe their personal histories individually followed by a discussion on how their involvement with Mirrors and Rangoli.
Pabitra Khati Benjamin Oral History Interview
Pabitra Khati Benjamin speaks about her childhood, moving to the US as a child, going back to Nepal with more privilege, and her journey to become an organizer. She reflects on race, caste, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and the relative privilege Asians have compared to Black, Native American, and Latinx communities.
Indian activist visits the U.S.
Clipping from unknown newspaper entitled "Indian activist visits the U.S.," describing Indian gay activist Ashok Row Kavi's visit to the United States, where he spoke to groups of LGBT South Asian Americans (including KhushDC) on India's gay subculture and the AIDS crisis.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Issue #2 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated October 2001 and the front-page headline is "Leaders Speak Out Against Terrorism," detailing the reaction of world leaders to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 4)
Issue #4 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated December 2001 and the front-page headline is "The Fragility of Desi Gay Relationships: A Fast-Breeder Familiarity?", comparing Western and Eastern attitudes about LGBT dating and sexuality.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 5)
Issue #5 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans).
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 6)
Issue #6 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated February 2002 and the front-page headline is "Monsoon Wedding—The Rain Is Coming and So Is the Family," a review of Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 7)
Issue #7 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans). The newsletter is dated March 2002 and the front-page headline is "Update on KhushDC," detailing KhushDC's planned events for the upcoming year.
Khush Khush Hota Hai (Vol. 1, No. 8)
Issue #8 from the first volume of Khush Khush Hota Hai, the newsletter of KhushDC (a Washington, D.C.-based support group for LGBTQ+ South Asian Americans).