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.
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Fareschta's Daughter
Freschta discusses her constant struggle against societal gender norms and expectations during her interview. She wants her daughters to grow up in a loving environment and claim their space as independent women. She wants them to create their own definition for their identities as biracial women. She wants them to be proud of their Afghan, Colombian, and American identities.
Sahar's Life in Afghanistan
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A presentation that Sahar partook in called '16 Days of Activism' where they advocated for gender equality and against gender-based violence in 2020. Sahar says that the popular narrative about Afghan women is that they need saving, however, many Afghan women are fighting for equality in every aspect.
Project Description for Ninaivu: Tamil Memory Archive
The following is an excerpt from the Ninaivu Archive's project descrption web page: "Ninaivu: Memory Archive is an archive that will be housed on the UConn's Asian American Studies Institute's website.
Ninaivu: Tamil Memory Archive
The following is an excerpt from the Ninaivu Archive web page: "Ninaivu, meaning ‘to recall’ in Tamil, is meant to be an archival space that the Ilankai/Eelam/Sri Lankan Tamil community can see a pluralistic view of what the Tamil diaspora looks like.
Online Launch Event of Ninaivu: Tamil Memory Archive
This video is of the virtual launch event for Ninaivu: Tamil Memory Archive, where Aanjali Allegakoan facilitates a discussion with panelists D'Lo, YaliniDream, Thiviya Navaratnam, and Sunthar Vykunthanathan.
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.