Photo #6
Photograph of SAAVY founder Tanzila Ahmed at the University of Michigan.
South Asian Forum
The South Asian Forum was a website was built by several community organizers, which aimed to provide a history of South Asian American political struggle as well as provide a directory for organizers. As the website itself explains, "The South Asian Forum aims to tell the story of South Asians through the lens of its organizations and organizing work.
Interview with Tariq Abbas
Tariq Abbas was born in Aligarh, India on July 23, 1942. He was the second (and eldest son) of seven children, with four sisters (Roshan, Zehra, Faiza and Ghazala) and two brothers (Anis and Shams). His family migrated from Aligarh to the newly created state of Pakistan in late 1947. His family eventually settled in Lahore where he completed his primary schooling at the St.
Present In All That We Do Present in All That We Do (2007) is a 58 minute-long documentary that connects the 1907 "Anti-Hindu" riot in Bellingham, Washington to contemporary struggles for immigrant rights in Whatcom County.
SAMAR Magazine Issue #15 (Summer/Fall 2002)
Issue 15 of SAMAR, published for Summer/Fall 2002, opens with an editorial that reflects on the effects of post-9/11 homeland security policies, and contains a special forum section titled "Dogmas of War." Included in the issue are essays, photography, fiction, and poetry by various contributors, and a fictionalized testimonial by members of South Asians Against Police Brutality and Racism
Taqwacore Webzine
The Taqwacore Webzine was created and written by members of the taqwacore movement, a sub-genre of punk music. The term taqwacore is a portmanteau of hardcore and the Arabic word 'Taqwa' meaning 'God Conciousness'.
Hari Trivedi For Governor
The official website of Hari Trivedi For Governor in the 2012 Wisconsin recall election. In 2011, newly elected Republican Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-led Wisconsin State Senate effectively ended collective bargaining rights for public employees in the state, sparking unprecedented protests in Madison and a successful effort to force a recall election.
Frontera Fest: Marian Thambynayagam
The eleventh episode of The Chutney Bubble Tea Half Hour is the first of the Spring 2002 semester. This show features Brooklyn-based poet/actor/performer Marian Thambynyagam, a University of Texas alumnus who, as an undergraduate was a leader in the student struggle for an Asian American Studies program.
Center for Asian American Studies: Director Search & Community Development
The twelfth broadcast of The Chutney Bubble Tea Half Hour, this show deals with the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas and features the Interim Director, Mia Carter, Search Committee member and UT undergraduate Cindy Kim and Community Liaison and UT alumnus Irwin Tang.