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"Shallows" by Maya McCoy, Asian American Writers' Workshop
This article was written by Maya McCoy about a family originating from Sri Lanka, whose identities and histories are inflected upon their present experiences, including the time of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Maya McCoy's Family Bible
This Tamil bible has belonged to Maya's maternal family across several generations. It was originally passed on from Maya's great grandmother, Sarah Thiraviam Seevaratnam. Maya's family is brought up in her interview for the SAADA Archival Creators Fellowship Project on Ilankai Tamil Feminism.

Meenadchi's Ancestral Homes
In this slideshow, you will see:
Photographs taken by Meenadchi of houses that are all places that Meenadchi's family once called home. The photos were included as part of the ‘Places we used to call home’ series at the Tamil Survival Stories online photographic archive.

Nirmala Rajasingam's Bail Application
This is Nirmala Rajasingam's bail application response from the Commissioner of Prisons, who begins the letter by affirming that he is a Buddhist, then commencing to argue against Nirmala Rajasingam's bail from the notorious Welikada Prison where she was incarcerated.

Nirmala Rajasingam's Police Confession Statement
This confession statement was provided by Nirmala Rajasingam and transcribed by the police after her arrest, and covers her testimony as to what her activities were during the time of the crime she was accused of committing, which was harboring Tamil separatist guerillas. She was eventually given a guilty charge under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and imprisoned.

Nirmala Rajasingam's Arrest in The Island Newspaper
This article published in The Island, a newspaper distributed nationwide in Sri Lanka, covers the arrest and trial of Nirmala Rajasingam, who along with several others was charged with harboring suspected secessionist guerillas who attacked a police station in northern Sri Lanka, killing several people.

Amnesty International Case Sheet on Nirmala Rajasingam
This case sheet was submitted by Amnesty International on behalf of Nirmala Rajasingam in the aftermath of her arrest and imprisonment under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act. This document is important in that it shows the international support that Nirmala Rajasingam was receiving during her incarceration, largely facilitated by her sister, Rajani Thiranagama, and others close to her.

Nirmala Rajasingam's Arrest
A photograph taken soon after the trial of Nirmala Rajasingam, who along with several others was charged with harboring suspected secessionist guerillas who attacked a police station in northern Sri Lanka, killing several people. This arrest is a watershed moment in Nirmala Rajasingam's life, as she went on to survive a prison massacre and eventually defected from the LTTE and lived in exile.

Nirmala Rajasingam Singing About the Death of Her Sister
Audio recording of Nirmala Rajasingam singing a Carnatic rendition of a poem about the murder of her sister, Tamil feminist dissident Dr. Rajani Thiranagama. The poem was written by S.Sivasegaram. Nirmala Rajasingam has performed this piece at numerous memorials for Rajani Thiranagama and other Tamil dissenters assassinated by the LTTE, including Kethesh Loganathan and Maheswari Velayutham.

Diaspora Flow Promoting B'Soul Nights
This promotional flyer for Diaspora Flow's B'Soul nights in Minnesota is an artifact of Diaspora Flow's historic involvement in the local arts scene as an inter-ethnic Sri Lankan artistic duo that would achieve national prominence.

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