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DRUM Newz (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) newsletter published July 2001. Articles include ‘Race Riots in Britain’, ‘When Rich Bhatia Exploits, Domestic Workers Organize’, and other various articles concerning South Asian news.

"Se los tragó la migra"
Front page of the January 22, 2002 issue of El Diario, entitled "Se los tragó la migra," or “Immigration swallowed them.” The article, written in Spanish, shows protesters demanding to know the whereabouts of their loved ones, who were detained in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. It notes the particular focus of the FBI and INS on men of Pakistani origin.

Photograph of DRUM Community Accountability Forum
Photograph of Zara Khan, a mother of a detainee and DRUM volunteer, at a community forum organized as part of DRUM's "Stop the Disappearances Campaign" in response to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) special registration program.

San Francisco's Ghadar Party Heritage
Audio recording of the 2014 event "San Francisco's Ghadar Party Heritage: 100 Years of Radical South Asian American History", presented by Shaping San Francisco and featuring Simmy Makhijani, Anantha Sudhakar, Barnali Ghosh, and Anirvan Chatterjee. The speakers explore the history of the Ghadar Party and connect it to present-day political struggles.

"From Displacement to Internment"
A report from the South Asian Network which describes a pattern of human rights violations caused by U.S. laws, regulations, and policies, experienced by South Asians who live in Southern California.

South Asian Network and Ally Organization Statement on Immigration
Statement on immigration released by the South Asian Network (along with six other organizations) in 2007, calling for the advancement of immigration policies that respect immigrants' rights and a demilitarization of the border patrol.

South Asian Network Immigration Framework
Framework for the South Asian Network's stance on immigration issues, rooted in human rights, internationalism, intersectionality, and abolitionism; dated 2007.

Oral History Interview with Vikram "Vik" Dewan
Oral history interview with Vikram "Vik" Dewan, CEO of the Philadelphia Zoo, conducted by Dr. Amber Abbas on June 2, 2014.