"Road to Kala Bagai Way"
Hand-drawn chart illustrating the "Road to Kala Bagai Way"; shows the many steps taken from 2019 to 2021 in order to have a Berkeley street successfully renamed to Kala Bagai Way.
South Asian American Progressive Organizing in the Bay Area
A reflection on South Asian American organizing in the Bay Area authored by Sunaina Maira, Madihah Akhter, and Sabiha Basrai on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The paper highlights the many changes and challenges that Muslim and South Asian American communities have experienced, and, continue to experience in the two decades since 9/11.
Oral History Interview with Ra Avis
In this oral history interview, Ra Avis discusses her experience as a formerly incarcerated "Chicana-Desi" who grew up in Texas and now lives in California. Avis discusses the death of her husband while she was incarcerated and her experience as an incarcerated firefighter and the injury she sustained.
Jini Valiaveetil Oral History Interview
Jini Valiaveettil is a Malayalee American nurse based in Los Angeles. For many years, she resisted what she believed to be a "Malu trope" of becoming a nurse, but after years of working in human resources and with a desire to build her own family, Jini reassessed her career.
Minal Ahson Oral History Interview
Minal Ahson is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
"My New Vision" by Bella Comelo
In 2000, as unions shifted more to an organizing model rather than just serving needs of members, SEIU brought on a new leadership team. When Bella Comelo was elected to this team, she wrote this poem. She noted, "After this the classified staff got annuity reinstated, but after I got promotion it was taken out again."
Contract Terminations of Parkmerced Employees, Lead to Picket Lines
When janitorial workers were fired at a prominent condo complex in San Francisco in April 2015, Emmanuel Eric was quoted in an article in the Golden Gate Express as a board member of the union representing them, stating, “(Preferred Building Services) are not feeling our pain,” Eric said. “They see a dollar sign.