Har Dayal, "India in America" (1911)
Article from the July 1911 issue of Calcutta-based Modern Review written by Har Dayal, one of the founders of the Gadar Party. Dayal describes the lives of Indians in the United States, with an emphasis on four classes of persons: "the Sikhs, the Swamis and the Students, with the Spies as an abnormal gang." The article is signed off "Berkeley, (Cal.), U.S.A., April 28, 1911."
"Why Must We Emigrate to the United States of America?"
Responding to Shiv Narayen's article "Why Emigrate?" published in Modern Review (Nov. 1910), Sarangadhar Das makes the case for Indians studying the United States. Das provides details about Punjabi laborers and the anti-Asiatic politics they faced, while also displaying himself some anti-Sikh sentiment. Das responds to Narayen's claims about the hardship of Indian students in the U.S.
Sudhindra Bose, "Life in the Southern States of America" (1911)
In this editorial from the August 1911 issue of Calcutta-based Modern Review, Bose writes about his travels and impressions of the American South. Bose describes in some detail the "racial problem" in the United States, and draws comparison between the treatment of African Americans and the experience of Indian students in the U.K. and U.S.
"What the World Is Doing: A Record of Current Events" (1910)
Article from March 26, 1910 issue of Collier's Weekly on the "Hindu Invasion," which discusses the recent influx of South Asian laborers. The article goes on to mention a recent announcement by the Asiatic Exclusion League that the "Hindus in California numbered 10,000," and their presence is an "unmitigated nuisance." Includes two related images.
Samachar, Vol. 1
Samachar is a newsletter edited and distributed by LOTUS, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Hawaii. Vol. 1, published for January/February 2000, includes an article titled "Dharma and Karma" by Rama Nath Sharma, Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Hawaii.
Samachar, Vol. 2
Volume 2 of Samachar, the newsletter of LOTUS, published for March/April 2000. Includes an article titled "Why Lotus" by Arindam Chakravarty, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii.
Samachar, Vol. 3
Volume 3 of Samachar, the newsletter of LOTUS, published for May/June 2000. Includes a feature article, written by Mahinder S. Maan, titled "Ego (Haumai)."
Samachar, Vol. 4
Volume 4 of Samachar, the newsletter of LOTUS, published for July/August 2000. Includes the feature article "On Jainism" by Harendra Panalal, and a poem titled "My Childhood" by Anand Pathak.
Samachar, Vol. 5
Volume 5 of Samachar, the newsletter of LOTUS, published for September/October 2000. Includes several poems written by Ritu Nagpaul, and an editorial titled "Lucky to Be in Hawaii."
Samachar, Vol. 6
Volume 6 of Samachar, the newsletter of LOTUS, published for November/December 2000. Includes an article by historian Parna Sengupta, touching on her childhood in Hawaii and her teaching Indian history at an American university.