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Chamindika and Pradeepa
Image of Chamindika and Pradeepa, who make up the artistic interethnic Sri Lankan duo Diaspora Flow, standing in front of a large design using the Diaspora Flow aesthetic.

Mango Tribe Collective
This is a group photo of the Mango Tribe Collective, which was instrumental in the canon of Asian American arts and activism, which Pradeepa participated in, along with an advisor and interviewee for this Archival Creators Fellowship project on Ilankai Tamil Feminism, YaliniDream. Mango Tribe was discussed in detail in Pradeepa's interview.

NBC Asian America feature of Pradeepa
Profile of Pradeepa's experience in media, culture, and entertainment, which is a topic of discussion in the interview she did for the Archival Creators Fellowship Project on Ilankai Tamil Feminism. This profile is part of NBC Asian America's #RedefineAtoZ series.

"Inside the whirlwind: in the wake of the tsunami, progressive Sri Lankans question the politics of aid."
Diaspora Flow is profiled by Colorlines Magazine for organizing tsunami relief fundraising events with the intention of providing equitable aid amid ethnic violence in Sri Lanka due to civil war.

Samar Magazine Article Profiling Diaspora Flow
Diaspora Flow is profiled in this article, and is a topic of discussion during the Archival Creators Fellowship interview, articulating the duo's political activism through artistic expression.

Sumi Kailasapathy Campaign Sign
Sumi Kailasapathy served on the City Council of Ann Arbor. The story behind her decision to run, her tenure in City Council, and how her politics were inspired by her time enduring armed violence in Jaffna, Sri Lanka were detailed in her interview for the Archival Creators Fellowship project on Ilankai Tamil Feminism.

CNN Coverage of City Council Member Sumi Kailasapathy
CNN profile of Ann Arbor City Council Members in article titled "Take a knee protests go from the sidelines to City Council chambers", including Sumi Kailasapathy, taking a knee during National Anthem in support of NFL protests against police brutality. Sumi Kailasapathy represented the 1st Ward on the City Council of Ann Arbor.

New York Times Coverage of City Council Member Sumi Kailasapathy
New York Times Coverage of City Council Member Sumi Kailasapathy: "Taking a Knee at Ann Arbor City Council, Far From N.F.L. Spotlight"

Sumi Kailasapathy Interview with Boston Lanka
In this interview, Sumi Kailasapathy explains how and why her campaign messaging for City Council Member of Ann Arbor draws from her experience living through the armed violence in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. She speaks on how these experiences are what drives her politics, particularly in advocating on behalf of historically marginalized communities.

"Women Fighters of Liberation Tigers" by Adele Ann
This booklet of LTTE propaganda is brought up by V. V. ('Sugi') Ganeshananthan during her interview for the Archival Creators Fellowship project on Ilankai Tamil Feminism. She discusses how, despite not having an explicitly politicized family, she grew up surrounded by Tamil nationalist ephemera that shaped her experience as a Sri Lankan Tamil American.

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