The Hindusthanee Student (March-April 1917)
The March-April 1917 issue of The Hindusthanee Student (Vol. 3, No. 6-7) was published from the Nalanda Club in Urbana, Illinois, and introduces the first "Woman's Section" within the journal. The issue contains the following articles: "Progressive China," "Hindu Sociologist in America," part two of "On the Contributons of India to Human Civilization" by J.
Congressman Saund with President Kennedy at Congressional Coffee Hour
Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman D. S. Saund (California); Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York); Congressman James A. Haley (Florida); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Frank W. Boykin (Alabama); Congressman Harold T. Johnson (California); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
President Kennedy meets with Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group in Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The group presented the President with a silver tray from the Governor of the state of Jalisco, Mexico Juan Gil Preciado (who was not present at the meeting). (L-R) Senator Clair Engle of California; unidentified; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B.
Men sitting on a wooden sidewalk
San Francisco. 1910. [Men sitting on wooden sidewalk, one Indian or South Asian man in turban.]
Letter from A.W. Mangum, Jr.
A letter dated September 8, 1907 from Adolphus W. Mangum, Jr. (1876-1924), a soil scientist working in the Puget Sound area, to his mother in North Carolina. Mangum describes his reaction to the Bellingham riot in great detail. A partial transcription reads as follows:
South Asian Forum
The South Asian Forum was a website was built by several community organizers, which aimed to provide a history of South Asian American political struggle as well as provide a directory for organizers. As the website itself explains, "The South Asian Forum aims to tell the story of South Asians through the lens of its organizations and organizing work.
Young India (January 1918)
The inaugural issue of Young India, the official organ of the New-York based India Home Rule League of America (IHRLA) was published in January 1918. The IHRLA was founded by Lala Lajpat Rai, who resided in the United States from 1914-1919.
Young India (February 1918)
The February 1918 issue of Young India (Vol. 1, No. 2) begins with an editorial on the world war, and its potential effects on the cause for home rule in India.
Young India (March 1918)
The March 1918 issue of Young India (Vol. 1, No. 3) begins with a series of editorials responding to U.S.