RANA Float in the 2014 India Day Parade
Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) float in the 2014 India Day Parade in Fremont, CA. The float was designed and constructed by members of the local chapter of RANA.
Letter from L.H. Hughes to Mrs. Annette Adams
Letter from L.H. Hughes to Annette Adams, Assistant U.S. District Attorney dated September 18, 1917. In the letter, Hughes inquires about the whereabouts of Santokh Singh (misspelled Santogh) and writes that he is "interested in some litigation for some local Hindus." Singh was arrested in connection with the Hindu-German conspiracy.
The Observer (April 1949)
April 1949 issue of The Observer, "organ of Indian opinion" in Trinidad and Tobago. The cover features a photograph of Indian freedom fighter, poetess, and orator Sarojini Naidu and an accompanying article memorializing her legacy on page four. The issue includes articles on Indian politics in the Caribbean and in India, op-eds, and local news.
Dinner for Tiger Joginder Singh
Photo from Amelia Singh's personal collection. She describes the scene as follows: "Dinner held at our home in Phoenix for Tiger Joginder Singh, a wrestler from India who performed in Phoenix and other cities. Left to right: three Local Punjabi men; my brother Albert; his wife Carmen; my mother, Joginder Singh; me; my father; Jit Singh; my brother Adam."
Bhangra team formed by students at Cleveland State University
A photograph taken during the summer of 1976 of a bhangra team formed by students at Cleveland State University and local high school students to perform during American bicentennial celebrations in the tour of cities in the Midwest. The team performed that summer in Kentucky, Ohio and perhaps other nearby states.
Against Abercrombie: the Asian American Anti-Racist Movement
The 24th broadcast of The Chutney Bubble Tea Half Hour takes a critical look at the political response of Asian Americans to a series of racist T-shirts produced by popular outfitter Abercrombie & Fitch.
Letter from Joseph Fox to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated April 25, 1944 from Joseph Fox, Secretary-Treasurer of the Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. On behalf of 5,000 members that the Union, Fox wrote to show support for Bills H.R. 4415, H.R. 4479, and S. 1595, which if passed would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.
Political Activists Hanged by the Government of India (1976)
A pamphlet written and published in January 1976 by the Berkeley-based South Asian Students Association primarily addressing the execution of the political activists G. Kishtagoud and J. Bhoomiah by the Indian government.