Shahajan Begum Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Shahajan Begum on July 5th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Begum was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh and first came to Brooklyn, New York in 1989. She begins by talking about her childhood in Bangladesh where she lived with her parents, grandmother and seven siblings. Begum’s mom raised her and her siblings alone because her father was always working abroad.
Mohammad Idris Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mohammad Idris on July 15th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Born in Sandwip, Bangladesh, Idris came to the U.S. on a Business Visa in 1985. Once the U.S. government gave him amnesty to become a legal resident in the country, he saved money and brought his family to the U.S. He was finally able to help his relatives and provide his children an education.
Salim Chowdhury Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Salim Chowdhury on July 5th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Salim Chowdhury was born in Bangladesh in 1965. After finishing high school, he moved to Paris in 1984, studied there for two years at the University of Paris South, then decided to come to the United States. He became a citizen of the United States in 1986. Mr.
Khuli Zaban Website
Khuli Zaban, a South Asian Queer women's group, was founded by Leema Khan and Neena Hemmady in Chicago, IL. The group held its first meeting in October 1995.
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram, dated July 24, 1963 and postmarked from Karachi. Tiwana thanks Ram for his postcard and writes that he will soon be journeying to England, where he has not set foot in seven years.
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram, dated February 22, 1965 and postmarked from Lahore. Tiwana thanks Ram for his previous letter, bemoans his own inability to visit other countries more often, and reaffirms his resolve to live at home amongst his own people, which has led him to turn down various offers and opportunities suggested by Ram and his associates.
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram, dated May 11, 1968 and postmarked from Lahore. Tiwana thanks Ram for his card and expresses hope they may reunite in person soon. He relays that their mutual friend Malik Ghulam Mohammad has been ill recently and expresses his concern that his friend Nazar (who has been visiting the U.S.
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram, dated August 26, 1968 and postmarked from Rawalpindi. Tiwana tells Ram that his ex-wife Zainab has withdrawn her custody challenge and that he has received custody of his daughters. He thanks Ram for his assistance with the case and says that with this settled, he hopes to visit the U.S. sometime soon.
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Khizar Hayat Tiwana to Abnashi Ram, dated May 23, 1970 and postmarked from Rawalpindi. Tiwana thanks Ram for his previous letter and wishes him well on his visit to India. He also expresses gratitude for Ram's recent visit with him and his family, though it was cut short by the unexpected death of Ram's brother.
Oral History Interview with Asgar Ahmedi
Oral history interview with Asgar Ahmedi, interviewed by Julie Kerssen on February 4, 2005. Ahmedi was born to an Indian family in Vohemar, Madagascar on March 11, 1928.