Magazine of the South Asian American Digital Archive
Counting the Skyless Days
"The stories I’ve had the privilege of documenting tell us about our collective past, but they also nudge us to think about our current role in reimagining the systems that box us. " 2020-21 Archival Creators Fellow Savannah Kumar writes on how she made her project accessible to incarcerated community members boxed in by the system through her "Archive in an Envelope" initiative.
Archiving Queer Memories Together
ACFP Fellow Efadul Huq looks back at his archival project, Moving Memories, and the growth and learning that came from developing the sensitive oral histories.
Creating Community
Nargis Hakim Rahman writes on the conclusion of her 2020-21 Archival Creators Fellowship, and celebrates the stories of Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit who found ways to uphold tradition and culture while opening non-traditional businesses. You can find and visit these spaces using a map included in the article!
Refugees On Stolen Land
As her SAADA fellowship comes to a close, Omme-Salma Rahemtullah reflects on how the history of Ugandan Asians complicates our understanding of settler colonialism. Read as she poses important questions on centering Indigenous decolonization while collecting stories of our communities on this land.
Oral Histories Of The Ambedkarite Community
"Ours is a battle not for wealth, nor for power. Ours is a battle for freedom, for reclamation of human personality." Read Dadasaheb Tandale's final insights on his project with the Ambedkarite community which he describes as "an experience of a lifetime."
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Tides is SAADA's online magazine.
By connecting the past to our understanding of the present, Tides provides unique voices and insight into the diversity of experiences in the South Asian American community.
Editorial Collective
Gaiutra Bahadur
Hardeep Dhillon
J. Daniel Elam
Chandani Patel
Jessica Namakkal
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
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Tides is SAADA's online magazine.
By connecting the past to our understanding of the present, Tides provides unique voices and insight into the diversity of experiences in the South Asian American community.
Editorial Collective
Gaiutra Bahadur
Hardeep Dhillon
J. Daniel Elam
Chandani Patel
Jessica Namakkal
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
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