Magazine of the South Asian American Digital Archive
Educate, Agitate, Organize
Dr. Ambedkar's clarion call, to educate, agitate, organize, are the three pillars he believed guided the way towards emancipation, freedom, justice, equality, fraternity, and liberty. Read as Dadasaheb Tandale applies this clarion call to social justice work and organizing today.
The South Asian Americans Remembering Individuals (SAARI) Project
Archival Creators Fellow, Nikhil Patil, describes memorials as physical manifestations of collective historical memory, but every memorial begs the questions: what exactly are we remembering, and who gets to decide? Read as Nikhil delves into the omission of South Asian Americans from the historical narrative of the HIV epidemic, and how he plans to use his fellowship to change the historical record.
A Hunger for Fresh Food, a Taste of Chutney, and Freedom
Archival Creators Fellow Savannah Kumar recounts the dehumanizing treatment of incarcerated people as they are deprived of nutritionally and culturally appropriate food by the carceral system.
Tongue Tied
In this essay on the complexity of claiming and losing language, Archival Creators Fellow Omme-Salma Rahemtullah discusses the historical origins of her family language, Kutchi, and its enduring legacy through years of migration and settlement across continents.
Have Passport, But No Country
2020-2021 Archival Creators Fellow, Efadul Huq delves into oral histories of Bangladeshi queer migrants and their portrayal of queer existence. Read now as he and the interviewees push against the dominant narrative that migration to the U.S. is synonymous with freedom.
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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
Chandani Patel
J. Daniel Elam
Pawan Dhingra
Philip Deslippe
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
Chandani Patel
J. Daniel Elam
Pawan Dhingra
Philip Deslippe
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
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