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Bella and Anibel Comelo Oral History Interview
Bella Comelo and her daughter, Anibel Comelo-Ferris, are both of Goan Christian origin and both have a long history of labor organizing here in the US, Bella through her job with the school district and Anibel through her work as a university professor who also served as a union organizer.

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Daljit Kaur Soni Oral History Interview
Daljit Kaur Soni most recently played a key role in U.S. solidarity with the Farm Workers' strike in India in 2021; the daughter of Punjabi farm workers from California's central valley, she also worked as legal support for farm worker justice there.

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Emmanuel Eric Oral History Interview
In addition to being a doorman in San Francisco, Emmanuel Eric serves at negotiating tables for his union. Eric learned labor organizing from his father when they lived in Pakistan.

Prem Pariyar Oral History Interview
Prem Pariyar is a Dalit rights activist and social worker whose engagement with workers' rights stems from his time as a restaurant worker when he moved to the US from Nepal. His experience there led him to solidarity with nail salon workers, helping pass legislation to provide protections to them.

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Shawn Prasad Oral History Interview
Shawn Prasad, a Sacramento local of Indian-Fijian origin, works at the Sacramento airport and organizes for worker rights there and across the country, including supporting pro-labor political campaigns. His cat helps.

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Tafadar Sourev Oral History Interview
Tafadar Sourev, a New Yorker of Bangladeshi heritage, works in the building trades and helps organize workers' rights campaigns in solidarity with other justice movements around immigration justice, anti-gentrification, and more.

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