Mr. Shima (1914)
Produced in 1914, this 15-minute, black-and-white film captures the California estate of George Shima (born Kinji Ushijima, 1864-1924), one of the wealthiest Japanese-American farmers of the time. The film is unique in that it contains footage of several South Asian laborers on the farm, in two sections: "Migrant Laborers from India" (1:09-1:20), and "Onion Fields" (1:21-1:44).
Present In All That We Do Present in All That We Do (2007) is a 58 minute-long documentary that connects the 1907 "Anti-Hindu" riot in Bellingham, Washington to contemporary struggles for immigrant rights in Whatcom County.
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.
Teshtar Irani and other Zoroastrian Priests
This is a video of Teshtar Irani along with other Zoroastrian priests offering prayers during the Nowruz celebrations at ZAGNY in 2022. In his interview, Teshtar describes her experience of becoming a Mobediar, teaching religious classes to Zoroastrian kids, and performing muktad prayers at her home.
The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
Episode of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour including coverage of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Features responses from Pranay Gupte, Khushwant Singh, Mangalam Srinivasan, and others. Aired May 21, 1991.
"Islam In Minnesota," 2001
Episode of Twin Cities Public Television, hosted by Fred de Sam Lazaro, reporting on the state of the Islamic community in Minnesota after the events of 9/11. Aired October 4, 2001.
"Islam In Minnesota: A Community Reflects," 2002
Episode of Twin Cities Public Television, hosted by Fred de Sam Lazaro, reporting on the state of the Islamic community in Minnesota after the events of 9/11. Aired September 6, 2002.
Artwallah 2001 Steering Committee Interview
Interview with the Steering Committee of Artwallah 2001 (a California-based festival of South Asian American art), many of whom were also members of the South Asian Artists' Collective.