Magazine of the South Asian American Digital Archive
United States of America vs. Vaishno Das Bagai
The Thind decision dealt a devastating blow to all South Asians in the United States, especially those who had become naturalized citizens. It disrupted dreams. It put already vulnerable people at further risk of discrimination. And it further codified anti-Asian racism.
Activist, Scholar, Dandy
Born in Gujarat in 1912 and educated in anticolonial schools from the age of eleven onward, Krishnalal Shridharani was both a product of transnational organizing and a contributor to it.
Remaking a World That Wasn’t Built for Us
Harshada Rajani, a young stroke survivor, recounts the harmful ways that South Asian American communities view disability. Through her story and the voices of other activists with disabilities, they are pushing back to break through old, ableist beliefs and longstanding stigmas to work toward disability inclusion and acceptance.
Nepali Roots in Hostile Soils
Luna Ranjit's Archival Creators Fellowship project seeks to question and complicate the Nepali identity by documenting stories of Dalit, Janjati, and Madhesi communities whose voices have been silenced because of their caste or ethnicity.
The Legacies of Small Businesses
As a young grad student Archival Creators Fellow Sanjana Nigam interviewed a small but iconic Bangladeshi restaurant owner. Fast forward two years, the restaurant closed its doors but its legacy inspired a project to immortalize small businesses.
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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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